Abstract
Ulnar impaction syndrome (UIS) and triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tear are common causes of ulnar-sided wrist pain. As a standard surgical treatment, ulnar-shortening osteotomy (USO) and TFCC repair are used respectively. Patient spectrums of UIS accompanied by distal radioulnar joint instability or traumatic TFCC foveal tear with UIS symptoms exist, and both USO and TFCC repair are necessary for treating some of these patients. However, there have been few reports on the procedure for performing these 2 operations concurrently. We introduce a combined procedure to concurrently perform USO and TFCC repair. We performed a USO in the ulnar metaphysis using a locking plate and open TFCC knotless repair using a suture anchor at the ulnar fovea. In this technique, USO is conducted in the metaphysis, which is favorable to union, using a small plate that is easy to handle, and knotless TFCC repair can be performed simultaneously through a single small incision.
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