A New Arthroscopic Classification of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Disorders.

 The use of wrist arthroscopy has become a prerequisite for diagnosis and treatment of triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) disorders. Since Palmer's landmark paper, many new arthroscopic descriptions of TFCC tears have been published but there is no currently available updated comprehensive arthroscopic classification of TFCC lesions.  We recently described the arthroscopic anatomy of the TFCC as viewed from a 3-4 portal.

New Computerized Elbow and Forearm Clinical Scores.

 Current elbow clinical scores are scarce with limited comparability between them. None of them are computerized yet. There is no forearm clinical score assessing all anatomical components of forearm disorders such as the Essex-Lopresti injuries.

Arthroscopic Anatomy of the TFCC with Relevance to Function and Pathology.

 The authors present a new comprehensive arthroscopic anatomical description of the fibrocartilage complex "TFCC" which is related to the current TFCC functional and pathological knowledge.  Our description of the TFCC is based on an arthroscopic view from the 3-4 portal as observed in more than 100 wrist arthroscopies in fresh cadavers and more than 1000 diagnostic and/or therapeutic wrist arthroscopies.  TFCC is considered as a 3-D-3-part box-like structure (Reins, Wall and Disc).