Advanced Imaging of Ulnar Wrist Pain

R Timothy Kreulen; Suresh K Nayar; Yasmin Alfaki; Dawn LaPorte; Shadpour Demehri

doi:10.1016/j.hcl.2021.06.012

Advanced Imaging of Ulnar Wrist Pain

Hand Clin. 2021 Nov;37(4):477-486. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2021.06.012.

Authors

R Timothy Kreulen¹, Suresh K Nayar², Yasmin Alfaki³, Dawn LaPorte², Shadpour Demehri⁴

Affiliations

¹ Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 601 North Caroline Street 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: rkreule1@jhmi.edu.
² Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 601 North Caroline Street 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
³ Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Mason Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
⁴ Johns Hopkins Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, 601 North Caroline Street 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.

PMID: 34602127
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2021.06.012

Abstract

Ulnar-sided wrist pain can be a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and radiologists. The ulnar wrist has complex morphology and is composed of many small bone and soft tissue structures. Within these structures, a wide variety of pathologic conditions can occur. To successfully diagnose and treat these pathologic conditions, clinicians and radiologists must have a strong understanding of the advanced imaging techniques available to them. In this review, the authors present a brief review of the normal ulnar wrist anatomy, discuss the differential diagnosis of ulnar-sided wrist pain, and examine the indications for different advanced imaging modalities.

Keywords: Advanced; Imaging; Ulna; Wrist.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arthralgia / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Ulna / diagnostic imaging
Wrist Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
Wrist Joint / diagnostic imaging
Wrist*