Os triangulare

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod on 8 Oct 2023

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Citation:

Knipe H, Ranchod A, Niknejad M, et al. Os triangulare. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25056

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25056

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/25056

rID:

25056

Article created:

1 Oct 2013, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

8 Oct 2023, Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

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Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

wrist, variant, accessory ossicle

Synonyms:

Os triquetrum secundarium
Os triangulare
Os intermedium antebrachii

The os triangulare (also known as the os intermedium antebrachii or os triquetrum secundarium) is an accessory ossicle located between the ulnar styloid, lunate and triquetrum ^1,2.

They may be unilateral or bilateral and the main differential diagnosis is non-union of an ulnar styloid process fracture ^1,3.

Differential diagnosis

lunula: lies at the tip of the ulnar styloid
persistent ulnar styloid ossicle
old ununited ulnar styloid fracture

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