 Contrast rapidly opacified the radiocarpal joint and its recesses. After approximately one minute of slow continuous injection, contrast was eventually noted along the medial margin of the body of the hamate, although the scapholunate and lunotriquetral intervals were obscured by overlying contrast in the radiocarpal recesses at this point. Contrast continued to opacify the midcarpal joint. The needle was removed. The wrist was manipulated in radial and ulnar deviation which showed that contrast appeared to communicate between the radiocarpal and midcarpal joints via both the scapholunate and lunotriquetral intervals. No contrast entered the distal radioulnar joint to confirm a full-thickness fibrocartilage tear, although there is irregularity along the distal surface of the articular disk suggesting partial thickness tearing. Please refer to the subsequent MRI report for further information.Exposure time: Two minutes and 51 seconds
Scapholunate and lunotriquetral ligament perforations and partial-thickness tearing of the triangular fibrocartilage. Please refer to the subsequent MRI report for further information.