Triangular fibrocartilage complex displaced tear

Case contributed by Husam Hussein Yaseen
Diagnosis certain

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History of hand trauma

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
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Coronal
T2
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Coronal PD
fat sat
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Axial
T2
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Coronal
T1
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Axial T2
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Sagittal
T2
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Multiple MRI sections of the wrist joint show a full-thickness tear within the central triangular fibrocartilage that displaced toward the volar aspect of the distal radioulnar joint and was associated with fluid accumulation around this region. These features are consistent with a displaced tear of the triangular fibrocartilage complex.

Axial-T2
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Coronal-PD
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Coronal-T1
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Selected MRI images clarified the displaced component of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (yellow arrow).

Case Discussion

The triangular fibrocartilage complex is a complicated structure and needs careful evaluation by MRI imaging.

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