Open AccessPost-traumatic tenosynovial chondromatosis following a triquetrum fracture: a case report
Author(s) -
Danny Mangual,
Gerardo Olivella,
Norman Ramírez,
Eric Astacio,
Juan Bibiloni,
Christian Foy-Parrilla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
oxford medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2053-8855
DOI - 10.1093/omcr/omab007
Subject(s) - medicine , wrist , tendon sheath , presentation (obstetrics) , dorsum , synovial chondromatosis , tendon , case presentation , anatomy , surgery , dermatology , radiology , pathology , temporomandibular joint
Tenosynovial chondromatosis (TC) is a rare progressive benign tumor from the synovial lining of tendon sheath. The TC mostly affects males between the ages 30 to 50 years old at the ventral side of wrist. There are two different forms of TC that have been proposed in previous studies: an idiopathic cause (primary TC) and a joint related diseases cause (secondary TC). Even though trauma has been written to be a common reason for TC, a case of a secondary TC affecting the dorsal wrist following a triquetrum fracture has never been written before. The aim of this report is to present a rare case of a solitary post-traumatic TC at the dorsal wrist following a triquetrum fracture. We describe the clinical presentation, imaging modalities, histopathological and treatment challenges to manage this difficult lesion.