Jung Il Lee, Dong Hun Suh, Joon Sung Byun, Ji Hoon Bae, Jae Young Hong, Jung Ho Park, Jong Woong Park
PURPOSE: Radiographic carpal chondromalacia (RCC) was defined as the presence of cortical sclerosis or subchondral changes, such as a lucent defect or cystic changes in a carpal on plain radiographs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors associated with the occurrence of RCC in idiopathic ulnar impaction syndrome and to determine the efficacy of ulnar shortening osteotomy on patient outcome and RCC. METHODS: Thirty-nine patients (42 wrists) with idiopathic ulnar impaction syndrome were treated with either ulnar shortening osteotomy or arthroscopic wafer resection...
May 2012: Journal of Hand Surgery