Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) · 1998 · 46 citations · 33 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryRadiologyBiomedical ImagingDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic RadiologyImaging AssessmentMagnetic Resonance ImagingTendon ImagingWrist DisordersWrist InjuriesTriangular Fibrocartilage InjuriesWrist AnatomyWrist ArthroplastyWrist ImagingWrist Joint AssessmentWrist RadiographyWrist UltrasonographyWrist Ultrasound
The ability of single-injection radiocarpal arthrography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect full-thickness tears of the triangular fibrocartilage were compared with wrist arthroscopy in 102 patients with wrist pain. The sensitivity of arthrography was 85%, and of MRI was 73%. Specificity was 100% for arthrography and 72% for MRI. Accuracy was 92% for arthrography, and 73% for MRI. Although future advances in MRI technology will probably improve its usefulness, single-injection wrist arthrography currently is superior to routine MRI for the detection of full-thickness triangular fibrocartilage tears.
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Age changes in the triangular fibrocartilage of the wrist joint.
Chronic wrist pain: evaluation with high-resolution MR imaging.
Michael B. Zlatkin, P C Chao, A. Lee Osterman et al. · Radiology · 1989 · 227 citations