title: The Traumatized TFCC: An Illustrated Review of the Anatomy and Injury Patterns of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex.
abstract: The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) plays an important role in wrist biomechanics and is prone to traumatic and degenerative injury, making it a common source of ulnar-sided wrist pain. Because of this, the TFCC is frequently imaged, and a detailed understanding of its anatomy and injury patterns is critical in generating an accurate report to help guide treatment. In this review, we provide a detailed overview of TFCC anatomy, its normal appearance on magnetic resonance imaging, the spectrum of TFCC injuries based on the Palmer classification system, and pitfalls in accurate assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, CA.
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Skalski
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Dakshesh B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Schein
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Whittier, CA.
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: RiveraMelo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: matcuk@usc.edu.
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Matcuk
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D051478:Triangular Fibrocartilage / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology