WRIST OSTEOARTHRITIS


Features to note

Loss of joint-space
Peri-articular sclerosis
Loose fragments
Scapho-lunate disassociation and rotation of the scaphoid
Carpal collapse

These are the features of the SLAC (scapho-lunate advanced collapse) pattern of arthritis which is one of the commoner varieties of wrist arthritis.


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