Posttraumatic Arthrosis and Triquetral Nonunion Associated With Pisotriquetral Subluxation in Adolescent Female Softball Players

Doyle Robert Wallace; Waldo E Floyd 3rd

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.07.032

Posttraumatic Arthrosis and Triquetral Nonunion Associated With Pisotriquetral Subluxation in Adolescent Female Softball Players

J Hand Surg Am. 2022 Oct;47(10):1021.e1-1021.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.07.032. Epub 2021 Sep 17.

Authors

Doyle Robert Wallace¹, Waldo E Floyd 3rd²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery (Hand), Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA. Electronic address: doylerwallace@gmail.com.
² Department of Surgery (Hand), Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA; OrthoGeorgia, Macon, GA.

PMID: 34538669
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.07.032

Abstract

Impaction fracture subluxation of the pisotriquetral joint producing arthrosis and ulnar triquetral osteochondral nonunion is a cause for ulnar wrist pain in batting athletes. Two cases of adolescent female softball players managed successfully with pisiform and triquetral fragment excision are reported.

Keywords: Arthrosis; athletes; fracture; pisotriquetral; subluxation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Baseball*
Carpal Joints* / surgery
Female
Humans
Joint Dislocations* / diagnostic imaging
Joint Dislocations* / etiology
Joint Dislocations* / surgery
Osteoarthritis* / diagnostic imaging
Osteoarthritis* / etiology
Osteoarthritis* / surgery
Pisiform Bone* / diagnostic imaging
Pisiform Bone* / surgery
Triquetrum Bone* / diagnostic imaging
Triquetrum Bone* / surgery
Wrist Joint / diagnostic imaging