“MRI?”
I had an MRI for wrist pain and torn ligament. I'm supposed to get an MRI arthrogram to see how bad the ligament is torn. What other procedure can be done to see how bad the ligament is torn?
Female | 62 years old
Complaint duration: 7 weeks
2 Answers
You can get MRI without arthrographic injection, but your surgeon is ordering for a very good reason. He cannot do exploratory surgery. I do arthrograms every day. The needle for a wrist is tiny (25 or17 gauge), and I can assure you that afterwards, you'll agree that it was not bad. You can do indirect arthrography, which involves an IV injection, then wait 30 minutes and do it, but 1. it's not nearly as good, and 2. I'd say it hurts worse. The wrist injection is a bit uncomfortable, but it is not bad...if I were you, I'd go with it and get the best info for YOUR body possible....
This is really the best next test. I recommend you do the test!
