Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal arthritis

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 14 Sep 2022

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Citation:

Knipe H, Weerakkody Y, Glick Y, et al. Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal arthritis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Nov 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-32025

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-32025

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/32025

rID:

32025

Article created:

9 Nov 2014, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

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Last revised:

14 Sep 2022, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:

Radiopaedia Events Pty Ltd, Speaker fees (past)
Integral Diagnostics, Shareholder (ongoing)
Micro-X Ltd, Shareholder (ongoing)

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Revisions:

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Synonyms:

Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal (STT) arthitis
STT arthritis
Scapho-trapezio-trapezoidal arthritis
Triscaphe arthritis

Scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal (STT) or triscaphe joint arthritis is common, occurring on ~9% (range 2-16%) of wrist radiographs ^3,4. It is typically degenerative (i.e. osteoarthritis) affecting the triscaphe articulation and presents with radial-sided wrist or base of thumb pain in patients over 50 years ^1,2,4. It can be associated with DISI alignment ³.