mucoid degeneration of the TFCC
Mucoid degeneration of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a degenerative process that occurs with aging.
Epidemiology
Degenerative change starts around the third decade and progressively increases in frequency and severity over subsequent decades.
Pathology
Mucoid degeneration affects the ground substance and usually comprises part of a range of degenerative anomalies including reduced cellularity, loss of elastic fibers, exposure of collagen fibers, fibrillation, erosion, ulceration, abnormal thinning and, ultimately, disc perforation.
Location
Degenerative changes as a whole are more frequent and more intense on the ulnar surface, and they are always situated in the central part of the disc.
Radiographic features
MRI
It is often seen as an area of global signal alteration (e.g. high T2 signal) of the TFCC without any surface disruption.
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