Injury type | No of cases identified on radiography | Fracture extends into Lister’s tubercle on radiography | Fracture extends into Lister’s tubercle onUS |
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Undisplaced/minimally displaced distal radius fracture | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Displaced distal radius fracture | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Non-fracture injury | 3 | – | 1 |
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Proximal (Lister's tubercle) | 11 |
Distal (Distal phalanx) | 0 |
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Gap range (cm) | 1.4-3.6 |
Gap average (cm) | 2.4 |
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Enlarged and hypoechoic | 9 |
Atrophicends | 0 |
Unremarkable appearances | 2 |
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Effusion 3rd compartment | 10 |
Effusion 2nd compartment | 9 |
Empty tendon sheath | 1 |
Tenosynovitis | 2 |
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Fracture resulting in irregularity | 9 |
Variant anatomy | 1 |
Smooth cortex | 1 |
Patient No. | Age | Gender | Time to US after injury (wks) | Operative technique |
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1 | 23 | F | 14 | EIP to EPL transfer |
2 | 25 | M | 4 | EPL repair PL graft |
3 | 54 | M | 2 | EIP to EPL transfer |
4 | 47 | M | 4 | No operation |
5 | 61 | F | 4 | No operation |
6 | 35 | F | 2 | EIP to EPL transfer |
7 | 71 | F | 3 | EIP to EPL transfer |
8 | 70 | F | <1 | EIP to EPL transfer |
9 | 63 | F | 4 | No operation |
10 | 48 | F | 4 | EPL repair PL graft |
11 | 65 | f | 8 | EIP to EPL transfer |