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Is tfcc a injury to the ligaments or to the cartilage?

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Cartilage: The CC in TFCC stand for cartilagenous complex, although when you injure the TFCC you can injure ligaments in the wrist as well.

Answered 8/28/2014

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Cartilage: however that does not preclud an additiional ligament injury

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

TFCC is both: It is a carticalginous strucutre that blends into ligmants. That is why it has "fibro" like a ligament. "cartilage" and COMPLEX in its name. THe central disc part is cartilage that cushions but it has a thickened vascular rim that provdde ligamenteouis like structure, the ulnar ligmanets of hte wrsit and the tendin sheath of the ecu blend into this. Think of a sail with supports, rigging

Answered 9/29/2016

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