Os triangulare

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod on 8 Oct 2023

The os triangulare (also known as the os intermedium antebrachii or os triquetrum secundarium) is an accessory ossicle located between the ulnar styloid, lunate and triquetrum 1,2.

They may be unilateral or bilateral and the main differential diagnosis is non-union of an ulnar styloid process fracture 1,3.

Differential diagnosis

Cases and figures

  • Figure 1: os triangulare (annotated image)
  • Case 1
  • Case 2
  • Case 3
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  • Case 6

Imaging differential diagnosis

  • Distal radius and ulna styloid fracture
  • Persistent ulnar styloid ossicle
  • Old ununited ulnar styloid fracture
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