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A member asked:
How likely is tfcc tear to heal in a splint for 6 weeks?
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unlikely: Tfcc is comprised of a central cartilaginous component and a peripheral ligamentous component. The cartilage does not have adequate blood supply to heal itself so a cartilage tear will not respond to just splinting. A complete disruption of a ligamentous portion of the complex will not heal in just a splint. A partial tear of a ligamentous portion may respond to splinting.
Answered 10/26/2013
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Size of tfcc tear,: Location, ie in the central avascular part or the vascular periphery, instability, whther it is acute ( new) or chronic , anatomy differences all come in to play. Smaller acute tears in the periphery, not associated with instability lkely do the best.
Answered 4/4/2016
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