TFCC Tear Surgery with Ulnar Shortening

[jpringle]

I am having my TFCC tear (Ulna will be shortened also) arthroscopically repaired on the 23rd and have some questions for those who have gone through the surgery. I am wondering what the recovery was like? Were you in a cast? Did they need to place any drains? How long in Physical Therapy? Were you out of work?

In addition to repairing the tear they are doing a biopsy because on the MRI we found a suspicious lesion suggesting the possibility of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS). I have had this in my knee before but traditionally it does not effect more than one joint so they are not sure what it is.

So most of my questions were pertaining to the biopsy and I could not get many of my other questions answered. I am hoping someone who has gone through this can help!  Thanks in advance!!!

Jen

[pc12]

My hand is still a no go zone psycio does not seem to help how long before i get full use of hand can someone help me please

[Jaxx0911]

I had the ulnar shortening procedure back in 2004 after incurring an injury in 2000 followed by two debridement arthroscopic procedures. Although I have close to 100% use of my hand, fingers and wrist, even now 8 years later I have excrutiating pain that radiates along the ulnar nerve all the way to the shoulder and neck.   I also experience a lot of swelling of the ulnar dome which literally lifts up out of place and then pops back into place once I massage the area.  Orthopedic doctor keeps wanting to do conservative management with cortisone injections.   If I had it all to do over again, I don't believe I would have the ulnar shortening procedure. The pain I've experienced post surgery has been chronic at best, with very frequent acute episodes of excrutiating pain.

[pc12]

I just had my ulna shortened about 3 weeks ago and i have a lot of swelling amd pain cannot do a fist or even do up buttons on my jeans start
Psyio on thursday does this help and will i get movement in my hand again

[Trish007ie]

Hello
I sent you a message, hope you are still on here. I also posted pics, and info regarding my unlna shortening and TFCC repair. Still in horrible pain, can't crasp things, drop things all the time, can't sleep, and the nurse practioner, won't listen to me about my pain. I told her today that I cannot stand the pads from my tens unit on my arm, she said to take over the counter tylenol, ice and heat (which I told her I can't stand anything to touch my arm, hand wrist. I honestley aim at a loss, help anyone please. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
Thank you so much

[Neonursej]

I had a tfcc injury 23 years ago, in basic traing, that I finally had repaired in January 2011! Instead of repairing the tear, they build up a lot of scar tissue that supposedly is supposed to fix the tear. Also, I had ulna head shortening, which I still don understand why they cut most of my wrist bone off! I have this deformed looking indention, where my wrist bone use to be! My hand is still numb half way up my arm, my pinky is contracted and I have had trigger finger in my index finger, which they injected with a cortisone shot. My grip is horrible, still dropping stuff! Go to OT once a week and see my surgeon every 6 weeks, until we can get a handle on this! I am so sick of this! Was told before the surge that it would be 8 weeks recovery! I am a new born baby nurse, and I cannot get hired like this! Still painful! Wakes me up at night, with knawing pain!

[Jg1000]

I had an ulna shortening two weeks ago - there was very little pain and although I'm not yet allowed to grip anything with any power or twist my wrist it is already better - bending the wrist is painful but nothing like before my surgery. Was in a short plaster cast for five days then a thermoplastic splint which I have for the next 4-6 weeks. My surgeon is the best in London so perhaps I'm lucky but if you are considering having this done my advice is to go for it before your wrist joint is too badly damaged.