Symptomatic loose body in pisotriquetral joint as a cause of ulnar-sided wrist pain
Jin Woo Jin, Chul Ho Lee, Dong Hee Kim
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
Correspondence to: Dong Hee Kim, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4358-9356
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 158 Paryong-ro, Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon 51353, Korea. Tel: +82-55-233-5902, Fax: +82-55-233-8357, E-mail: dhkim1149@gmail.com
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 158 Paryong-ro, Masanhoewon-gu, Changwon 51353, Korea. Tel: +82-55-233-5902, Fax: +82-55-233-8357, E-mail: dhkim1149@gmail.com
Received August 19, 2024; Revised September 13, 2024; Accepted September 23, 2024.
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- Abstract
- Loose bodies are commonly found in the knees and can occur in other joints including the shoulders, elbows, and ankles; however, they very rarely occur in the wrist joints. They usually present with symptoms of pain and intermittent mechanical locking and are surgically treatable. Herein, we report a case of a 58-year-old male patient with a symptomatic loose body in the pisotriquetral joint that mimicked ulnar impaction syndrome and was treated surgically, which resolved the symptoms.
- Keywords : Wrist joint; Pisiform; Triquetrum; Loose body
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