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. 2017 Oct 12;6(5):e1581–e1586. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2017.05.031

Table 1.

Indications and Contraindications of the Technique

Indications Contraindications
Ulnar-side wrist pain with or without instability
History of trauma
Failure of conservative treatment for at least 4 months
Peripheral TFCC tear (type 1B)
TFCC avulsion
Other associated injuries such as total distal radioulnar joint instability or distal radius fracture
Repair might be unattainable
TFCC tear associated with significant bone or neurovascular pathology to either wrist

TFCC, triangular fibrocartilage complex.