Digital wrist arthrography: precision in determining the site of radiocarpal-midcarpal communication.
Wrist arthrography is used for precise determination of posttraumatic interosseous ligament tears. Digital subtraction arthrography adds to the precision in diagnosis of the site of radiocarpal-midcarpal communication. Using the technique for digital subtraction wrist arthrography outlined in this paper, the classic scapho-lunate and lunate-triquetral perforations were delineated. Scaphotrapezium and triquetral-hamate interosseous ligament perforations were also delineated. The added diagnostic precision of digital subtraction at the first injection was useful in planning the correct surgical procedure.
D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007482:Iothalamate Meglumine; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D007482:Iothalamate Meglumine