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Dorsal Wrist (Radial, Dorsal, Ulnar)

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The dorsal wrist is a common location for complaints of pain, stiffness, and soft tissue swelling. This chapter explores the many complaints and conditions accessible for diagnosis by ultrasound. These include de Quervain’s tenosynovitis, proximal and distal tendon compartment intersection syndromes, ganglion cysts, and radial nerve compression. The sonographer may evaluate for a scapholunate ligament tear in the proper clinical setting. The dorsal wrist offers information about inflammatory arthropathy, including calcium deposits at the triangular fibrocartilage complex, erosion of the ulnar styloid, and tenosynovitis surrounding the extensor carpi ulnaris. The area is relatively complex, with six tendon compartments and multiple bones and joints. We describe the essential anatomy and a logical protocol to sonographically evaluate the pertinent structures. Further, this chapter offers practical tips for injecting conditions such as de Quervain’s tenosynovitis.

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA

    Mark H. Greenberg

  2. Division of Rheumatology, Columbia VA Health Care System, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA

    Alvin Lee Day

  3. Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Medical Group, Chicago, IL, USA

    Suliman Alradawi

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Greenberg, M.H., Day, A.L., Alradawi, S. (2023). Dorsal Wrist (Radial, Dorsal, Ulnar). In: Manual of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37416-6_3

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