The primary aim of this study was to describe long-term patient-reported outcomes after ulna shortening osteotomy for ulna impaction syndrome. Overall, 89 patients treated between July 2011 and November 2017 who had previously taken part in a routine outcome evaluation up to 12 months postoperatively were sent an additional questionnaire in February 2021. The primary outcome was the Patient-Rated Wrist and Hand Evaluation (PRWHE) total score. Secondary outcomes included patient satisfaction with treatment results, complications, and subsequent treatment for ulnar-sided wrist pain. Linear mixed models were used to compare preoperative, 12 months, and late follow-up (ranging from four to nine years) PRWHE scores.Aims
Methods
The study aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of arthroscopic debridement and partial excision in patients with traumatic central tears of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC), and to identify prognostic factors associated with unfavourable clinical outcomes. A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients arthroscopically diagnosed with Palmer 1 A lesions who underwent arthroscopic debridement and partial excision from March 2009 to February 2021, with a minimum follow-up of 24 months. Patients were assessed using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire, Mayo Wrist Score (MWS), and visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain. The poor outcome group was defined as patients whose preoperative and last follow-up clinical score difference was less than the minimal clinically important difference of the DASH score (10.83). Baseline characteristics, arthroscopic findings, and radiological factors (ulnar variance, MRI, or arthrography) were evaluated to predict poor clinical outcomes.Aims
Methods
Positive ulnar variance is an established risk factor for idiopathic
ulnar impaction syndrome (UIS). However, not all patients with positive
ulnar variance develop symptomatic UIS and other factors, including
the morphology of the lunate, may be involved. The aim of this study
was to clarify the relationship between lunate morphology and idiopathic
UIS. A cohort of 95 patients with idiopathic UIS (UIS group) was compared
with 95 asymptomatic controls with positive ulnar variance. The
shape of the lunate was measured using the capitate-triquetrum distance
(CTD), ulnar coverage ratio (UCR), radiolunate distance and radiolunate
angle. The association of radiographic parameters and lunate types
with the development of UIS was investigated in univariable and
multivariable analyses. Receiver operating characteristic curves
were used to estimate a cutoff for any statistically significant
variables.Aims
Patients and Methods
The purpose of this study was to evaluate treatment
results following arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC)
debridement for recalcitrant ulnar wrist pain. According to the
treatment algorithm, 66 patients (36 men and 30 women with a mean
age of 38.1 years (15 to 67)) with recalcitrant ulnar wrist pain
were allocated to undergo ulnar shortening osteotomy (USO; n = 24),
arthroscopic TFCC repair (n = 15), arthroscopic TFCC debridement
(n = 14) or prolonged conservative treatment (n = 13). The mean
follow-up was 36.0 months (15 to 54). Significant differences in
Hand20 score at 18 months were evident between the USO group and
TFCC debridement group (p = 0.003), and between the TFCC repair
group and TFCC debridement group (p = 0.029). Within-group comparisons showed
that Hand20 score at five months or later and pain score at two
months or later were significantly decreased in the USO/TFCC repair
groups. In contrast, scores in the TFCC debridement/conservative
groups did not decrease significantly. Grip strength at 18 months
was significantly improved in the USO/TFCC repair groups, but not
in the TFCC debridement/conservative groups. TFCC debridement shows
little benefit on the clinical course of recalcitrant ulnar wrist
pain even after excluding patients with ulnocarpal abutment or TFCC
detachment from the fovea from the indications for arthroscopic
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