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What Are The Side Effects Of TFCC Repair And Ulnar Shortening Surgery?
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015
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Thu, 16 Apr 2015
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Question : I have a tfcc tear and an extra long ulnar. I'm a full time hairstylist working on this every day. I have pain 75% of the time. What are the pros and con's of tfcc repair and ulnar shortening surgery. How long before I could reasonably return to work? Will it get worse if I don't have the repair?
Brief Answer:
Benefit of this operation is deformity will be corrected and pain will reduce.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query
I'm Dr Sudhir Kumar
I have gone through your query and understand your concern. You are having TFCC tear and long ulna. You want to know about TFCC repair and ulnar shortening. Benefit of this operation is deformity will be corrected and pain will reduce. Your wrist function will be improved and relatively pain free. Risk of operation is nonunion of osteotomy made to shortening of fractured and other general risks involved with operations. It is likely to take 3 months to function normally. However you can reasonably return to work after 1month. If you don't operate it then, some worsening of it is expected with time.
You can discuss with your doctor about it.
Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.
Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
Benefit of this operation is deformity will be corrected and pain will reduce.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query
I'm Dr Sudhir Kumar
I have gone through your query and understand your concern. You are having TFCC tear and long ulna. You want to know about TFCC repair and ulnar shortening. Benefit of this operation is deformity will be corrected and pain will reduce. Your wrist function will be improved and relatively pain free. Risk of operation is nonunion of osteotomy made to shortening of fractured and other general risks involved with operations. It is likely to take 3 months to function normally. However you can reasonably return to work after 1month. If you don't operate it then, some worsening of it is expected with time.
You can discuss with your doctor about it.
Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.
Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
I'm a hairstylist, would I be ok to use that wrist after a month or will it compromise the results? what is non union of osteotomy?
Brief Answer:
If Osteotomy is fixed with plate then you can use it after one month.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
If it is fixed with plate and screw then it can be used after 1 month without disturbing outcome.
Osteotomy is place where bone is cut to shorten it. When it doesn't unite it is called nonunion.
You can discuss with your doctor about it.
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Wishing you good health
Take care
If Osteotomy is fixed with plate then you can use it after one month.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
If it is fixed with plate and screw then it can be used after 1 month without disturbing outcome.
Osteotomy is place where bone is cut to shorten it. When it doesn't unite it is called nonunion.
You can discuss with your doctor about it.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health
Take care
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Dr. Prasad
what's the pain like for the recovery? is it better pretty quickly or will I have residual pain for months?
Brief Answer:
Pain will reduce gradually.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
Pain will gradually reduce. Most of pain will reduce at nearly 1 -2 months after operation but some residual pain will remain upto 6 months.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
Wishing you good health
Take care
Pain will reduce gradually.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
Pain will gradually reduce. Most of pain will reduce at nearly 1 -2 months after operation but some residual pain will remain upto 6 months.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
Wishing you good health
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
why does the cold/damp weather make it ache soo much?
Brief Answer:
Lower Barometric pressure has been blamed.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
All types of muscle and joint pains are more in cold/ damp whether. Exact cause is unknown. One leading theory points to changes in air pressure.The thing that affects people most is barometric pressure.Barometric pressure is the weight of the atmosphere that surrounds us.If you imagine the tissues surrounding the joints to be like a balloon, high barometric pressure that pushes against the body from the outside will keep tissues from expanding.But barometric pressure often drops before bad weather sets in. This lower air pressure pushes less against the body, allowing tissues to expand and those expanded tissues can put pressure on the joint. It is very microscopic and we can hardly notice, except that we have these sensations.
Everything else already discussed.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
Wishing you good health
Take care
Lower Barometric pressure has been blamed.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
All types of muscle and joint pains are more in cold/ damp whether. Exact cause is unknown. One leading theory points to changes in air pressure.The thing that affects people most is barometric pressure.Barometric pressure is the weight of the atmosphere that surrounds us.If you imagine the tissues surrounding the joints to be like a balloon, high barometric pressure that pushes against the body from the outside will keep tissues from expanding.But barometric pressure often drops before bad weather sets in. This lower air pressure pushes less against the body, allowing tissues to expand and those expanded tissues can put pressure on the joint. It is very microscopic and we can hardly notice, except that we have these sensations.
Everything else already discussed.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
Wishing you good health
Take care
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Dr. Yogesh D
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