title: Arthroscopic Classification of the Lesions of the Dorsal Capsulo-Scapholunate Septum (DCSS) of the Wrist.
abstract: The dorsal capsulo-scapholunate septum (DCSS) is an anatomic structure linking the scapholunate ligament and the dorsal capsule of the wrist. It should be a predynamic scapholunate stabilizer. The authors, using their experience for the extrinsic ligaments testing, suggest an arthroscopic testing of the DCSS. The status could be graded in 4 stages according to the trampoline aspect and to the fiber attachment. They report a preliminary study on a series of 53 arthroscopies made between January 2014 and December 2015 with evaluation of scapholunate ligament instability and DCSS laxity. There is a significant correlation between the lesional stage of the DCSS and the arthroscopic predynamic scapholunate instability stage (P<0.01).
authors.affiliation: *Hand and Foot Surgery Unit, Tournai, Belgique †Hand Surgery Unit, Polyclinique du Val de Sambre, Maubeuge, France.
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Overstraeten
authors.forename: Emmanuel J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Camus
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000473:pathology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular; D012667:Lunate Bone; D008297:Male; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000473:pathology*