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The visual analog scale (VAS) score for pain, active range of motion (ROM), grip strength, Mayo Modified Wrist Score (MMWS), Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire score, and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) score at 2-4-6-12-24 months postoperatively were compared between two groups. Results: Two years after the operation, clinical parameters (VAS, MMWS, DASH, and PRWE), grip strength, and ROM showed significant advancement in the two groups in comparison to their values measured preoperatively (p &lt; 0.001). Nonetheless, we could not identify any statistically significant differences in the above clinical factors between the two groups. The arthroscopic group showed a better flexion\u2013extension arc at 2 months and supination\u2013pronation arc at 2 and 4 months than the open group (p &lt; 0.001). There were no significant differences between the two groups at 2 years postoperatively. Ten patients (12.6%) had recurrent instability (three in the arthroscopic group and seven in the open group, p = 0.499). Similarly, both groups showed no significant difference in the return to work period. Conclusions: Arthroscopic foveal repair of TFCC provided similarly favorable outcomes and early recovery of pain and ROM compared to open repair.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13102766","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,8]],"date-time":"2024-05-08T09:58:56Z","timestamp":1715162336000},"page":"2766","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Clinical Outcomes and Failure Rate of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Foveal Repair Were Comparable between Arthroscopic and Open Techniques"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-2616-2010","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shin Woo","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jung Jun","family":"Hong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei Wa Hospital, Incheon 21557, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6278-7246","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Seung-Yong","family":"Sung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Catholic-Kwandong University, Incheon 22711, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0965-5009","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tae-Hoon","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Nanoori Hospital, Seoul 06048, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8448-1064","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ji-Sup","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 07804, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2051","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-200709000-00025","article-title":"Management of distal radial fractures","volume":"89","author":"Chen","year":"2007","journal-title":"J. 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