Wrists/hands

For pathology in the skeleton in general, see extra-articular skeleton.

X-ray

• Trauma
  • Radius fractures
  • Scaphoideum fractures. With negative X-ray and strong clinical suspicion of fracture consider MRI.
  • Metacarpal fractures
  • Finger fractures
• Arthrosis
• Arthritis
• Excluding bone tumour, enchondromas
• Determining skeletal age

CT

• Assess healing of fracture, especially scaphoideum
• Complementary to X-ray and MRI for certain problems
• Check-up of arthrodesis

MRI

• Trauma with normal X-ray and high clinical suspicion of fracture
• Unclear pain condition/reduced function
• Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC)
• Lesion of SL ligament
• Tenosynovitis, (de Quarvain's)
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Ruptured/damaged tendon