A snapping wrist due to a loose body. Arthroscopic diagnosis and treatment.
A cartilaginous loose body of the radiocarpal joint was removed arthroscopically in a 45-year-old woman who complained of locking and snapping of her wrist. The diagnosis was made at arthroscopy and immediate relief was obtained.
Zachee
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Orthopedic Department, U.Z. Pellenberg, Pellenberg, Belgium.
DeSmet
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Fabry
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D001182:Arthroscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery