Evaluation of prestyloid recess morphology and ulnar-sided contrast leakage in CT arthrography of the wrist

Autor: Carsten Herbert Gietzen, Andreas Steven Kunz, Karsten Sebastian Luetkens, Henner Huflage, Georgios Christopoulos, Jörg van Schoonhoven, Thorsten Alexander Bley, Rainer Schmitt, Jan-Peter Grunz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05241-9
Popis: Abstract Background In wrist arthrograms, aberrant contrast material is frequently seen extending into the soft tissue adjacent to the ulnar styloid process. Since the prestyloid recess can mimic contrast leakage in CT arthrography, this study aims to provide a detailed analysis of its morphologic variability, while investigating whether actual ulnar-sided leakage is associated with injuries of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC). Methods Eighty-six patients with positive wrist trauma history underwent multi-compartment CT arthrography (40 women, median age 44.5 years). Studies were reviewed by two board-certified radiologists, who documented the morphology of the prestyloid recess regarding size, opening type, shape and position, as well as the presence or absence of ulnar-sided contrast leakage. Correlations between leakage and the presence of TFCC injuries were assessed using the mean square contingency coefficient (rɸ). Results The most common configuration of the prestyloid recess included a narrow opening (73.26%; width 2.26 ± 1.43 mm), saccular shape (66.28%), and palmar position compared to the styloid process (55.81%). Its mean length and anterior–posterior diameter were 6.89 ± 2.36 and 5.05 ± 1.97 mm, respectively. Ulnar-sided contrast leakage was reported in 29 patients (33.72%) with a mean extent of 12.30 ± 5.31 mm. Leakage occurred more often in patients with ulnar-sided TFCC injuries (rɸ = 0.480; p
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