TILT Following a TFCC Tear: A Case Report

Ronit Wollstein; Jignesh Unadkat; Aaron Grand

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1312047

Journal of Wrist Surgery, Table of Contents

J Wrist Surg 2012; 01(01): 069-072
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312047

Case Report

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TILT Following a TFCC Tear: A Case Report

Authors

Ronit Wollstein

¹Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jignesh Unadkat

²Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aaron Grand

³Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Abstract

We describe the case of a dorsal proximal triquetral impingement caused by a torn triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) amassed on the repair site at the ulnar styloid. The impinging tissue was removed by simple burring with resultant relief of symptoms. This case illustrates painful impingement of soft tissue on the triquetrum. Possibly, the source of tissue impingement may include different extra-articular or torn intra-articular structures. Soft tissue impingement on the triquetrum may be a cause of ulnar-sided wrist pain following failed TFCC repair.

Keywords

impingement - TFCC tear - TILT - triquetrum

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