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Imaging of the wrist

Department of Radiology, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK

Correspondence: Dr James Teh

• The wrist is a complex joint both anatomically and functionally.
  
• MRI is the gold standard for detecting occult fractures.
  
• Scaphoid waist fractures place the vascularity of the proximal pole at risk.
  
• Kienbock's disease tends to occur in middle aged manual workers.
  
• MR arthrography is required for accurate detection of intrinsic ligament injury.
  
• Triangular fibrocartilage complex disruptions may be degenerative or traumatic.
  
• Carpal tunnel syndrome does not usually require imaging.
  
• Most masses in the wrist and hand are benign.
  

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