Malunion of the ulnar styloid as a cause of ulnar wrist pain.
We present a case of ulnar wrist pain that had been wrongly attributed to non-union of the ulnar styloid. Surgical exploration revealed an ulnar styloid malunion that had caused pain by impinging on the triquetrum and a triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFC) lesion. There was no fracture of the distal radius and no associated carpal instability or disruption of the distal radio-ulnar joint. Treatment by resection of the ulnar styloid and re-attachment of the TFC provided a satisfactory outcome.
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Orthopaedic Department, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece. drkcxr@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D004204:Joint Dislocations; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014457:Ulna / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000503:physiopathology