Hysteresis in dynamic wrist kinematics: a 4DCT comparison between healthy and scapholunate ligament-injured wrists.

J Hand Surg Eur Vol · Jul 14 2026 · Recent

Vries HS, Haenen M, van der Heijden B

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Hand & Upper Extremity

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTION4DCT-derived hysteresis is greater in scapholunate ligament-injured wrists than healthy wrists, potentially serving as a dynamic imaging marker for carpal instability.
Abstract, as published

This study showed that hysteresis was greater in wrists with scapholunate ligament injury than in healthy wrists for scapholunate angle, distance during radioulnar deviation and distance during flexion-extension, suggesting that 4DCT-derived hysteresis may provide a dynamic marker of carpal instability.Level of evidence: III.

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