title: Central perforation of the articular disc of the triangular fibrocartilage complex in a 17-year-old girl: could it be congenital?
abstract: A case of a central perforation of the horizontal portion of the triangular fibrocartilage complex in a 17-year-old girl is reported. The age of the patient, along with normal articular surfaces of the ulnar head and ulnar carpus and the lack of an ulnar-positive wrist, made the existence of a degenerative tear unlikely. The possibility that the central perforation in this patient could be congenital suggests that this defect should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ulnar-sided wrist pain in the young patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Myers Community Hospital, Sodus, New York, USA.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Kaempffe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D014955:Wrist Joint