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Malunion of the ulnar styloid as a cause of ulnar wrist pain
Author(s) -
Xarchas K.C.,
Yfandithis P.,
Kazakos K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.10235
Subject(s) - malunion , medicine , wrist pain , wrist , surgery , nonunion
We present a case of ulnar wrist pain that had been wrongly attributed to non‐union of the ulnar styloid. Surgical exploration revealed an ulnar styloid malunion that had caused pain by impinging on the triquetrum and a triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFC) lesion. There was no fracture of the distal radius and no associated carpal instability or disruption of the distal radio‐ulnar joint. Treatment by resection of the ulnar styloid and re‐attachment of the TFC provided a satisfactory outcome. Clin. Anat. 17:418–422, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.