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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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
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