Presentation
Soccer injury - painful, swollen wrist.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Os radiostyloideum and triquetral fracture
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Info
Bony fragments on the dorsal aspect of the proximal carpus, consistent with a triquetral fracture.
Bony ossicle seen adjacent to the radial styloid - an os radiostyloideum (also called a persistent radial styloid).
From the case:
Os radiostyloideum and triquetral fracture
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Red circle denotes site of accessory ossicle.
Case Discussion
CT revealed (not shown here) the fracture to be a comminuted fracture of the triquetrum and confirmed the presence of an accessory ossicle - os radiostyloideum (or persistent radial styloid).
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