Review on Arthroscopic Repair Techniques of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex
10.4055/jkoa.2024.59.3.155
- Author:
In Ho GA
1
;
Soo Min CHA
;
Hyun Dae SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
- Publication Type:Symposium
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2024;59(3):155-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Lesions related to the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC), the most common cause of ulnar-sided wrist pain, began to attract attention in the 1980s with the introduction of arthroscopy to the wrist joint, focusing on the forms of injury and treatment methods for such lesions. In 1993, Zachee and others introduced an arthroscopic TFCC suture technique using the outside-in method. In 1996, the insideout technique was introduced by de Araujo et al., and in the 2000s, various authors indroduced the all-inside technique. Consequently, several surgical techniques have been introduced because of the ulnar fovea and the development of arthroscopic tools. Even arthroscopic procedures for reconstructing the deep fiber of the TFCC using autografts have been introduced. On the other hand, there have been few comparative studies on each surgical technique, and it is difficult to argue the superiority of any specific surgical technique, so various surgical techniques are currently being introduced and used. This review aims to describe the arthroscopic procedures of the TFCC that are predominantly used.
