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Post-operative MR imaging can reveal potential pathologies but it needs to be assessed whether depicted changes are normal or whether these findings have a clinical significance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate postoperative MR imaging and the function of the patients\u2019 wrists in order to assess which postoperative changes are correlated with pain. Patients and Methods: All patients with a TFCC lesion who were treated arthroscopically at our hospital between January 2012 and December 2016 were retrospectively enrolled. Seventeen patients with complete data sets were enrolled. Post-operative MRI examinations needed to be performed within 24 months after arthroscopy. The mean magnet resonance imaging (MRI) follow-up was 22 months. The average clinical follow-up was 27.3 months. Age, gender, pain level, PROM scores (Munich Wrist Questionnaire, MWQ), follow-up interval, and TFCC classification (Palmer) were documented. The patients underwent a clinical examination and MR imaging. Results: Ten patients (59%) had scar tissue at the triangular fibrocartilaginous complex (TFCC) and nine (53%) had an effusion in the ulnar recess. These findings were not necessarily associated with pain, as six patients without pain and four with pain had scar tissue at the TFCC and six patients without pain and three with pain showed an effusion in the ulnar recessus. Bone marrow edema could be found in the lunate of five patients (29%) (three with pain, two without pain) and in the distal radial ulnar joint (DRUJ) of one patient (6%) with pain. However, typical degenerative changes were not necessarily associated with pain. Conclusions: This present study is the first study correlating postoperative MRI findings after arthroscopic assisted TFCC surgery with both pain and function. 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