Abstract
Positive ulnar variance affects surgical decision making when ulnar wrist pain is refractory to conservative treatment and is either secondary to a posttraumatic triangular fibrocartilage tear or associated with ulnar impaction syndrome. In such settings, ulnar recession may be necessary to diminish load transmission across the ulnocarpal joint. We present a case of a 24-year-old man with chronic right ulnar wrist pain that illustrates the efficacy of the pronated-grip radiograph in assessing dynamic ulnar positive variance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 180-181 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Mar 1999 |