Arthroscopic treatment of triangular fibrocartilage complex lesions of the wrist.

De Smet L, De Ferm A, A Steenwerckx, Dieter Dauwe, B. Zachee, Guy Fabry

PubMed · 1996 · 20 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The arthroscopic treatments (suture, debridement and "wafer" resection of the distal ulna) performed for TFCC lesions in 42 patients were retrospectively reviewed. Overall results were disappointing, with a better outcome for isolated lesions, for sutured TFCC's and degenerative lesions.