Luno-Triquetral Ligament Injuries

Now that Kobe Bryant suffered a luno-triquetral ligament injury in his wrist, many people are interested in this problem. The luno-triquetral ligament keeps two of the wrist's small bones, the lunate and the triquetrum, aligned and connected to each other so that they move together in a normal,

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Flexor Carpi Ulnaris (FCU) Tendinosis

The flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) tendon is on the palmar side of your wrist, above the small finger. It is one of the major tendons that flexes your wrist. Occasionally, overuse can cause damage to the FCU tendon. As opposed to the flexor carpi radialis (FCR) tendon, which runs in a sheath and can

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Scapho-Lunate (SL) Ligament Injuries

Scapho-lunate (SL) ligament injuries are serious injuries to the wrist. The scapho-lunate ligament connects two of the most important bones of the wrist together: the scaphoid and the lunate. The scapho-lunate ligament keeps those small bones of the wrist moving together in a normal, synchronous

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Distal Radius Osteotomy

Many wrist fractures heal in 'suboptimal' position, either because they were not surgically fixed or because the surgical fixation did not turn out well. When a wrist fracture heals in poor position (called a 'malunion') it can lead to deformity, pain, stiffness, weakness, and dysfunction,

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Flexor Carpi Radialis (FCR) Tendinitis

The flexor carpi radialis (FCR) is one of the tendons that helps flex the wrist. It is located on the palmar surface of the wrist, near the base of the thumb. Overuse, such as occurs with repetitive lifting with the palm up, may lead to FCR tendinitis. This is similar to DeQuervain's tendinitis

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Intersection Syndrome

Intersection syndrome leads to pain, swelling and occasionally 'squeaking' on the back (dorsum) of the wrist. The pain is worse with gripping or lifting. Intersection syndrome is usually due to overuse from activities that require repetitive wrist extension, such as raking leaves, shoveling,

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Wrist Arthritis

Wrist arthritis is very common. Wrist arthritis may occur from ligament injuries, fractures, or from chronic overuse. Wrist arthritis leads to pain, stiffness and often swelling of the wrist.
Regardless of why the wrist arthritis occurred, nonoperative treatment should usually be tried first.

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Triangular Fibrocartilage (TFC) Tears

The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFC) is a very common source of pain on the ulnar (small finger) side of your wrist. The TFC is the main ligament that stabilizes the distal radio-ulnar joint (DRUJ). The DRUJ is the part of the wrist joint that lies between the two bones of your forearm

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DeQuervain's Tendinitis

DeQuervain's tendinitis is a space problem, like carpal tunnel syndrome. However, instead of a nerve getting compressed (as in carpal tunnel syndrome), this time it's a tendon that's getting compressed. It's the tendons on the thumb side of your wrist. You get swelling in the tunnel that the

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