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[[Summary Article| | ===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] ===== | ||
1. The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a complex structure that is a major contributor to the stability of the wrist. | |||
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<br/>2. | <br/>2. The TFCC is located on the ulnar aspect of the wrist joint between the ulna, lunate & triquetrum of the proximal carpal row. | ||
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<br/>3. It has an elongated triangular shape with the apex pointing at the radius and consists of the triangular disc proper along with | <br/>3. It has an elongated triangular shape with the apex pointing at the radius and consists of the triangular disc proper along with volar, dorsal, ulnar components. | ||
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<br/><b>Image: | <br/><b>Image: </b>Case courtesy of Dr Roberto Schubert, [https://radiopaedia.org/ Radiopaedia.org]. From the case [https://radiopaedia.org/cases/16391 rID: 16391] [Accessed 19 Apr. 2019]. | ||
==Reference(s)== | ==Reference(s)== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:52, 8 January 2023
SUMMARY
1. The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a complex structure that is a major contributor to the stability of the wrist.
2. The TFCC is located on the ulnar aspect of the wrist joint between the ulna, lunate & triquetrum of the proximal carpal row.
3. It has an elongated triangular shape with the apex pointing at the radius and consists of the triangular disc proper along with volar, dorsal, ulnar components.
Image: Case courtesy of Dr Roberto Schubert, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 16391 [Accessed 19 Apr. 2019].
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
