Comparison of MRI Indications Ordered by Hand Surgeons and Referring Physicians
Variables | Hand Surgeon MRI | Referring Physician MRI | P-Values | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total patients | 66 | 47% | 74 | 53% | |
Study indication | |||||
Wrist pain | 23 | 35% | 48 | 65% | .0006*† |
Question of specific injury | 43 | 65% | 26 | 35% | |
DRUJ stability | 3 | 0 | |||
Scapholunate injury | 20 | 4 | |||
TFCC injury | 7 | 8 | |||
Other ligamentous injury | 13 | 14 |