Functional outcomes are similar after early and late arthroscopic one-tunnel transosseous repair of triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) foveal tears
Arthroscopy Apr 10, 2020
Park JH, et al. - The present study was conducted to compare outcomes at different time periods following arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) transosseous foveal repair within 6 months, between 6 and 12 months, and more than 12 months from injury. Between 2014 and 2017, researchers retrospectively reviewed consecutive patients treated with arthroscopic TFCC foveal repair applying the uniform one-tunnel transosseous suture technique by a surgeon. A total of 80 patients were included in the study: Group A (< 6 months, n = 38), Group B (6–12 months, n = 20), and Group C (> 12 months, n = 22). Individuals were allocated to one of three groups according to time between injury and surgery. They measured quick disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand score; and distal radioulnar joint stability at minimum two years postoperatively, along with minimal clinically important difference, and overall patient satisfaction. The evidence implies that individuals with a TFCC foveal tear who had undergone arthroscopic transosseous repair surgery more than 12 months after injury could expect to experience similar functional improvement compared with patients who had undergone surgery within 6 months or between 6 and 12 months following injury, although this recent study has insufficient statistical power.
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