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Hand & Wrist Disorders: Lend Me a Hand (& Wrist)

Mayo Clinic Talks

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Do X-Rays Help With Thumb CMC Arthritis?

Dr. Chucky: I think an X-ray does actually help you because it gives you an idea of which joints are involved. The most common soft tissue that's injured inside the wrist is something called a triangular fibrocarthage complex or TFCC. ulnar risk pain is basically if you imagine the pinky side at your distal ulnar. And so in managing those patients, typically I'll get a MRI to help diagnose that and then selective injections work well.

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