Factors affecting surgical outcomes of TFCC injury

Factors affecting surgical outcome after TFCC injury or ulnar impaction syndrome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0003241

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-05

Start date

2014-12-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery, Genetic : A total of 80 patients who had been diagnosed with symptomatic degenerative TFCC tears with magnetic resonance imaging were included in this study. Forty-one patients unde

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) less than 60 years of age; (2) a history of ulnar wrist pain that worsened with pronation and ulnar deviation of the wrist; (3) no history of trauma of the forearm and wrist; (4) a positive provocation test (ulnocarpal stress test); and (5) a diagnosis of central TFCC tear based on MRI findings.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) distal radioulnar joint instability; (2) arthroscopic findings of TFCC detachment from the fovea; (3) ulnocarpal abutment syndrome as having ulnar plus variance more than 2.5 mm in pronation power-grip position; or (4) radiographic evidence of an old fracture or congenital anomalies of the wrist, such as a Madelung deformity.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pain numeric rating scale (NRS) in an ulnar provocation test	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYoung Hak Roh

Ewha Womans University

ryhak@hanmail.net+82-2-2650-2639

Outcome results