TOTBİD Dergisi

TOTBİD Dergisi

2021, Cilt 20, Sayı, 4     (Sayfalar: 472-483)

Wrist problems other than distal radioulnar joint

Mehmet Şükrü Şahin 1, Mehmet Barış Sargın 1, Kemal Gökkuş 1

1 Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Ana Bilim Dalı, Alanya, Antalya

DOI: 10.14292/totbid.dergisi.2021.77
Görüntüleme: 656
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İndirme : 1378

Although rarely seen, ulnar sided wrist pain is a condition which limits patient`s wrist functions. These problems usually disrupt the quality of life and cause difficulties in performing daily activities. Distal radioulnar joint problems are the most common cause of ulnar sided wrist pain. Wrist problems other than distal radioulnar joint can be classified as tendinopathies, bone and joint pathologies, tumors and tumor-like lesions, inflammatory conditions and neurovascular diseases. Most of these pathologies can be treated nonoperatively by rest, cold application, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, activity modification and different physical therapy modalities. Surgical treatment is the preferred treatment option for the cause-oriented treatment. It is very important to make right diagnosis and make correct treatment timely for the patient in order to return to their daily work and to increase the quality of life. In this review, we emphasized the most important and common distal radioulnar extra-articular wrist problems. It is aimed to create a useful awareness by briefly mentioning the etiology, clinical course, diagnosis and treatment methods of these diseases which can be encountered in our daily practice.

Anahtar Kelimeler : ulnar tunnel syndrome; ulnar impingement syndrome; Kienbock's disease; ulnar sided wrist pain; tendinopathy