1. Observation of short-term clinical efficacy of wrist arthroscopy in the treatment of Palmer IB triangular fibrocartilage complex injury
Jiasong ZHAO ; Yong HUANG ; Yanming LIN ; Yixiang LIU ; Gangying YU ; Ling LI
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2019;26(24):3015-3017
Objective:
To observe the short-term clinical efficacy of wrist arthroscopy in the treatment of Palmer IB type triangular fibrocartilage complex(TFCC) injury.
Methods:
From March 2016 to January 2017, 12 patients with Palmer IB TFCC were admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, including 5 males and 7 females, with an average age of 38.5 years.After examination and imaging examination, the diagnosis was confirmed.After full preoperative preparation, the patients underwent arthroscopic repair under wrist arthroscopy.The VAS score and modified Mayo wrist joint function score before and after surgery were tested to evaluate the clinical efficacy after 6 months.
Results:
Twelve patients underwent successful operation and with no postoperative complications.The patients were followed up.The VAS scores before and after surgery were (4.08±0.90)points and (1.33±0.88)points, respectively, the difference was statistically significant(