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. 2015 Nov 1;12(Suppl 2):S244–S250. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2015.10.004

Table 5.

Arthroscopic classification and treatment of DRCL tears.1, 29

Stage Description Treatment
1 Isolated DRCL tear Arthroscopic DRCL repair
2 DRCL with associated SLIL or LTIL (Geissler I/II) or TFCC tear or midcarpal instability Arthroscopic DRCL repair, SLIL or LTIL debridement ± shrinkage, TFCC repair/debridement ± wafer
3A DRCL tear with associated SLIL and/or LTIL (Geissler III) and/or TFCC tear Arthroscopic DRCL repair, SLIL/LTIL shrinkage ± pinning, TFCC repair/debridement ± wafer
3B DRCL tear with SLIL and/or LTIL (Geissler IV) and/or TFCC tear Open SLIL repair/reconstruction ± capsulodesis, LTIL repair/reconstruction, TFC repair/debridement ± wafer
4 DRCL with chondromalacia or widespread degenerative changes Partial carpal fusion versus PRC