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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 230 - 230
1 Jul 2014
Nicolescu R Ouellette E Clifford P Kam C Sawardeker P Latta L
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Practitioners should maintain a high suspicion of concurrent carpal fractures in patients who present with a distal radius fracture after a fall onto an outstretched hand, particularly if forearm rotation is involved.

Introduction

Simultaneous scaphoid and distal radius fractures, and the importance of their identification, have been previously described in multiple reports. However, few studies have investigated the incidence of carpal fractures, in general, occurring concurrently with distal radius fractures after a common mechanism of wrist injury. The purpose of this study is to investigate the incidence and characteristics of carpal fractures occurring simultaneously with distal radius fractures after a fall onto an outstretched hand. We hope to determine whether different fall parameters, such as hand position and forearm rotation, influence the frequency of this injury.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 229 - 229
1 Jul 2014
Nicolescu R Ouellette E Kam C Sawardeker P Clifford P Latta L
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Summary

When a TFCC tear is diagnosed, practitioners should maintain a high level of suspicion for the presence of a concomitant SL or LT ligament tear.

Introduction

Disruption of the scapholunate (SL) or lunotriquetral (LT) ligament leads to dorsal and volar intercalated segment instability, respectively, while triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears result in distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) instability. Viegas et al. (1993) demonstrated that 56% of grossly visualised cadaveric wrists had one or more tears of a ligament or of the TFCC. The purpose of this investigation is to quantify the incidence, distribution, and correlation of SL, LT, and TFCC tears in a large group of cadaver wrists using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Additionally, statistical analysis was performed to predict.