Wrist arthroscopy for the treatment of ligament and triangular fibrocartilage complex injuries

Influence of associated lesions of the intrinsic ligaments on distal radius fractures outcome

“…None of the studies that evaluated patients with associated carpal ligaments injury [25,27,31,32] used the patient-rated questionnaires to evaluate the disability. This points to the importance of this study and its results showing the worse outcomes (subjective and objective) in patients with injured intrinsic ligaments.…”

“…However, this assumption was not confirmed by studies that evaluated the correlation of these findings with functional and patientrated outcomes. While Ruch et al [27] published excellent results in 13 out of 14 patients with SL or LT tear, Westkaemper et al [32] had poor results in 4 out of 5 patients treated only with debridement after LT tear. Forward et al [8] reported that patients had pain over the scapholunate joint 1 year after complete SL tear, but there were no significant differences in the objective outcomes presented with wrist range of motion and grip strength.…”

Ulnar-sided Wrist Pain: Evaluation and Treatment of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears, Ulnocarpal Impaction Syndrome, and Lunotriquetral Ligament Tears

“…Ruch and Poehling 68 reported excellent results in 13 of 14 patients with SL or LT ligament tears. Westkaemper et al, 32 however, found 4 that of 5 patients with debridement of LT ligament tears had poor results.…”

Wrist arthroscopy in children and adolescents: a single surgeon experience of thirty-four cases

“…Besides diagnostic exploration, several techniques to restore integrity of the joint have been described [4,5]. As the majority of wrist disorders are caused by traumatic or degenerative conditions, most studies primarily focus on trauma sequelae such as triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears or intra-articular ligament disruptions [6][7][8]. The arthroscopy procedure has proved to be efficient, showing a lack of benefit in only 5% [9].…”