Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand  2014;19(2):103-108

doi:10.12790/jkssh.2014.19.2.103

Surgical Technique for Repairing Foveal Tear of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex: Arthroscopic Knotless Repair.

Jae Yoon CHUNG 1 ; Jae Kwang KIM

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Keywords

Triangular fibrocartilage complex; Arthroscopy; Fovea of the ulnar head; Knotless repair

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Knotless repair of triangular fibrocartilage complex has several advantages. All procedures for triangular fibrocartilage complex repair could be done under arthroscopy in this technique. In addition, this technique allows for repair of deep layers of triangular fibrocartilage complex down to fovea of the ulnar head. This article describes arthroscopic repair of the Palmer type 1B triangular fibrocartilage complex tear using arthroscopic knotless technique.