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ArticleJournal of ultrasonography2021

Ultrasound evaluation of the scapholunate ligament and scapholunate joint space in patients with wrist complaints in a rheumatologic setting.

Paolo Falsetti, Edoardo Conticini, Caterina Baldi, Marco Bardelli, Suhel Gabriele Al Khayyat, Roberto D'Alessandro, Luca Cantarini, Bruno Frediani

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Article in Journal of ultrasonography, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paolo FalsettiRheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
Edoardo ConticiniRheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
Caterina BaldiRheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
Marco BardelliRheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
Suhel Gabriele Al KhayyatRheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
Roberto D'AlessandroRheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
Luca CantariniRheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
Bruno FredianiRheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Italy.
University of Siena · IT

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Abstract

aimThe aims of the study were to perform an ultrasound assessment of the dorsal portion of the scapholunate interosseous ligament and scapholunate joint space in patients with wrist complaints in a rheumatologic setting, to describe ultrasound abnormalities about scapholunate interosseous ligament region, and to correlate them with clinical data, presence of dorsal ganglion cysts and diagnoses of rheumatic diseases. MATERIAL AND

methodsSeventy-four consecutive patients with wrist pain and/or swelling were evaluated by routine power Doppler ultrasound. Forty normal wrists were studied to confirm the normality values of the scapholunate joint.

resultsThe mean width of the normal scapholunate joint was 2.49 mm (±0.49 SD), with a coefficient of variation on repeated measurements of 3.662%. The best predictors of scapholunate interosseous ligament degeneration were: older age (

conclusionsUltrasound findings of scapholunate interosseous ligament degeneration and calcification, scapholunate space enlargement, and dorsal ganglion cysts should be considered in ultrasound reporting, since they add useful information about the diagnosis of associated rheumatic conditions.

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power Doppler ultrasoundscapholunate ligamentsynovial ganglion cystssynovitis

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PMCPMC8264618
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