The Pre Styloid Recess lies adjacent to the ulnar styloid and TFC. The clinical significance of it is that it can become inflamed and be a cause of pain. This post looks at the MRI appearance of Synovitis and Fluid in the Pre Styloid Recess.

Image Above: Location of pre styloid recess ( red arrow). Meniscal homologue ( blue arrow). ECU tendon ( yellow arrow)Diagram credit below.

Image Above: Pre Styloid Recess fluid (yellow arrow), synovitis ( blue arrow) and styloid process ( red arrow).

Image Above: Styloid process (blue arrow) with synovial thickening and fluid volar to it ( yellow arrow).

Image Above: Fluid in the pre styloid recess ( yellow arrow).

 

Diagram from Zhan HL et al. High‐resolution 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex in Chinese Wrists: Correlation with Cross‐sectional Anatomy. Chin Med J 2017;130:817‐22.