ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2022
Diagnostic accuracy of wrist MRI in comparison to wrist arthroscopy regarding TFCC lesions in clinical practice.
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- What's New in Hand and Wrist Arthroscopy: Indications, Techniques, and Emerging Applications.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2027Review
- Diagnostic wrist arthroscopy: findings in patients suspected of TFCC lesions.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Observational
- [Wrist arthroscopy remains the reference standard for the diagnostics of lesions of the triangular fibrocartilage complex].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Instability of the Distal Radioulnar Joint.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Review
- EVALUATION OF ARTHROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2025Article
- A scoping review to map evidence regarding key domains and questions in the management of non-traumatic wrist disorders.Hand therapy · 2024Article
- SSR white paper: guidelines for utilization and performance of direct MR arthrography.Skeletal radiology · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionThe purpose of this study was to arthroscopically verify MRI diagnostic accuracy for triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) lesions in a regular clinical environment.
methodsA total of 859 patients' data with both preoperative MRI of the wrist and additional wrist arthroscopy were retrospectively reviewed. Two board-certified hand surgeons and one orthopaedic surgeon executed wrist arthroscopy, whereas more than 100 radiologists examined the MRI of the wrist. The accordance of TFCC lesion classification using MRI in comparison to wrist arthroscopy and diagnostic precision of the former depending on technical details were evaluated.
resultsDiagnostic accuracy of MRI for TFCC lesions is poor in comparison to wrist arthroscopy as the reference standard. Technical specifications for MRI of the wrist are heterogeneous among the radiologists. These parameters have not improved accuracy of TFCC evaluation at large.
conclusionThe accuracy of MRI in a regular clinical environment still remains inferior to wrist arthroscopy for detection of TFCC lesions. Development of a standard MRI protocol may be implemented on a regular basis and application of the Palmer classification for TFCC lesion should be sought.
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