title: Repair of foveal detachment of the triangular fibrocartilage complex: open and arthroscopic transosseous techniques.
abstract: Because the radioulnar ligament attaches to the ulnar fovea and base of the ulnar styloid, foveal detachment of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) induces severe distal radioulnar joint instability. This article describes both an arthroscopic and open repair technique to reattach the TFCC to the fovea. Both techniques reanchor the detached TFCC to the fovea. Both techniques are reliable and promising techniques in the repair of a foveal detachment of the TFCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. tosiyasu@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshiyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikegami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010808:Physical Examination; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011182:Postoperative Care; D051478:Triangular Fibrocartilage / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery