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Although positive Ulnar Variance (UV) is a recognised longitudinal bony factor associated with TFCC injury, many tears still occur in patients with neutral or negative UV; the influence of the morphological orientation of the ulnar styloid process in the coronal plane on ligament susceptibility remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To assess whether the ulnar styloid abduction angle (USAA) is an independent bony predictor of Palmer Type IB TFCC tears, and to investigate its non-linear dose\u2013response relationship and clinical predictive value.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective case\u2013control study; evidence grade: Level 3.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study included 362 patients who met strict radiographic quality control criteria in true posteroanterior (PA) views, comprising 110 cases of Palmer Type IB tears confirmed by arthroscopy and 252 control cases with intact TFCC confirmed by 3.0\u202fT MRI and clinical follow-up. Missing values were handled using the Multiple Imputation by Chained Equations (MICE) method, and 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to balance baseline characteristics. Multivariate binary logistic regression was applied to identify independent predictors. A restricted cubic spline (RCS) model was used to assess non-linear associations, and the predictive robustness and clinical net benefit of the model were evaluated via Bootstrap resampling for internal validation and decision curve analysis (DCA).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The USAA was significantly greater in the case group than in the control group (21.0\u00b0\u202f\u00b1\u202f4.0\u00b0 vs. 14.8\u00b0\u202f\u00b1\u202f3.8\u00b0,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). After full adjustment for propensity score matching (PSM) and multivariate factors, increased USAA remained independently associated with Palmer Type IB tears (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]\u202f=\u202f1.37 per degree; 95% CI, 1.25 to 1.51;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001) and was independent of the effect of ulnar variance. RCS analysis revealed a significant non-linear threshold effect (overall non-linearity\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.012); when USAA exceeded 17.5\u00b0, the risk of rupture showed a steep exponential increase. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) after optimism-corrected AUC using bootstrap resampling was 0.849. The optimal cut-off value of \u226517.5\u00b0 yielded a sensitivity of 81.8% and a specificity of 78.2% for identifying tears. DCA confirmed that the USAA-based diagnostic strategy offers significant net clinical decision-making benefits across a wide range of threshold probabilities.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An increased USAA is an independent and highly significant two-dimensional radiographic predictor of Palmer Type IB TFCC tears, exhibiting a non-linear dose\u2013response relationship with the risk of injury. This intrinsic morphological variation in the coronal plane may reshape the biomechanical tolerance threshold of the deep fibres, with a pathogenic mechanism independent of classic axial ulnar variance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Clinical implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>USAA can be measured cost-effectively and reliably on standard wrist radiographs. A USAA \u2265 17.5\u00b0 may serve as an objective screening radiographic parameter for first-line clinical screening, aiding in the optimisation of early risk stratification and clinical triage pathways for patients with wrist ulnar pain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1842984","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,3]],"date-time":"2026-07-03T11:10:54Z","timestamp":1783077054000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Ulnar styloid abduction angle: a novel radiological predictor of Palmer Type IB tears of the triangular fibrocartilage complex"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Wanxue","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sports Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University","place":["Qingdao, Shandong, 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