title: The correlation of initial radiographic characteristics of distal radius fractures and injuries of the triangular fibrocartilage complex.
abstract: Our purpose was to determine the correlation of initial radiographic parameters of a distal radius fracture with an injury of the triangular fibrocartilage complex. In a prospective study, 85 patients with surgically treated distal radius fractures were included. Wrist arthroscopy was used to identify and classify triangular fibrocartilage complex lesions. The initial radial length and angulation, dorsal angulation, ulnar variance and distal radioulnar distance were measured. Wrist arthroscopy identified a triangular fibrocartilage complex lesion in 45 patients. Statistical analysis did not identify a correlation with any single radiographic parameter of the distal radius fractures with the associated triangular fibrocartilage complex injuries. The initial radiograph of a distal radius fracture does not predict a triangular fibrocartilage complex injury.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, University Surgery Clinic, 'St. Naum Ohridski', Skopje, Republic of Macedonia kasapinovakaterina@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kasapinova
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, University Surgery Clinic, 'St. Naum Ohridski', Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kamiloski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D051478:Triangular Fibrocartilage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*
keywords: Distal radius fracture; associated lesion; triangular fibrocartilage complex; wrist arthroscopy