MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING OF TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX TEARS

The wrist is a complex anatomical joint which is frequently involved i n daily activities and exposed to trauma and overuse. That is why chro nic wrist pain syndrome can be somewhat difficult to assess and requir es the use of several imaging modalities. Three-compartment arthrograp hy is an invasive but well-known technique that can evaluate interosse ous ligaments as well as the triangular fibrocartilage complex; howeve r in recent pears MRI has become an important diagnostic tool in imagi ng wrist injuries, particularly triangular fibrocartilage complex. Its overall accuracy in detecting triangular fibrocartilage complex tears varies from 80 to 95% according to several authors, and even if there is still some controversy about the imaging of the small interosseous ligaments, MRI call also depict some other associated lesions.