Purpose To perform a morphometric analysis of the distal humerus lateral column medullary canal (LCMC). Methods Fifty computed tomography(CTs) from 24 males and 26 females were examined. Two observers measured: (1) the capitellum sagittal (R-S) and axial (R-T) radii of curvature; (2) the sagittal(Sd) and coronal(Cd) diameters of the LCMC in 5 different disto-proximal sites spaced 4 mm apart; (3) the capitellum and LCMC axis offsets on the sagittal (capSO,axSO) and coronal (capCO,axCO) planes; (4) the sagittal (Si) and coronal (Ci) inclination of the LCMC axis. Results The mean R-S and R-T were 1.07 cm (SD, 0.11) and 1.30 cm (SD, 0.11), respectively. The mean Sd and Cd values were 1.17 cm (SD, 0.17) and 1.58 cm (SD, 0.24), respectively, with a disto-proximal decrease on both planes. The capSO, capCO, axSO and axCO mean values were 0.76 (SD, 0.21), 1.60 (SD, 0.27), - 0.16 (SD, 0.30) and 0.79 cm (SD, 0.30), respectively. Si and Ci were 70 degrees and 72 degrees, respectively. A strong correlation (r = 0.78) was found between R-S and R-T and between adjacent levels of Sd and Cd. AxSO and axCO yielded a strong inverse correlation. Male patients showed higher values than female ones in all variables (p < 0.03). The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was always > 0.9. Conclusion The dimensions of the LCMC decrease disto-proximally, with the coronal diameters being greater than the sagittal diameters, resembling a portion of an elliptic torus with an antero-medial concavity. The articular surface of the humeral capitellum is non-spherical, with two strongly correlated radii of curvature. The results of this study may be relevant to the stem design of radiocapitellar arthroplasty.
Morphometric analysis of the lateral column of the distal humerus with an interest on radio-capitellar arthroplasty design. A computed tomography anatomical study on 50 elbows / Giannicola, Giuseppe; Cantore, Matteo; Prigent, Sebastien; Cinotti, Gianluca; Sessa, Pasquale. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY. - ISSN 1863-9933. - 49:1(2023), pp. 143-153. [10.1007/s00068-022-02053-3]
Morphometric analysis of the lateral column of the distal humerus with an interest on radio-capitellar arthroplasty design. A computed tomography anatomical study on 50 elbows
Giannicola, Giuseppe;Cantore, Matteo;Prigent, Sebastien;Cinotti, Gianluca;Sessa, Pasquale
2023
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Purpose To perform a morphometric analysis of the distal humerus lateral column medullary canal (LCMC). Methods Fifty computed tomography(CTs) from 24 males and 26 females were examined. Two observers measured: (1) the capitellum sagittal (R-S) and axial (R-T) radii of curvature; (2) the sagittal(Sd) and coronal(Cd) diameters of the LCMC in 5 different disto-proximal sites spaced 4 mm apart; (3) the capitellum and LCMC axis offsets on the sagittal (capSO,axSO) and coronal (capCO,axCO) planes; (4) the sagittal (Si) and coronal (Ci) inclination of the LCMC axis. Results The mean R-S and R-T were 1.07 cm (SD, 0.11) and 1.30 cm (SD, 0.11), respectively. The mean Sd and Cd values were 1.17 cm (SD, 0.17) and 1.58 cm (SD, 0.24), respectively, with a disto-proximal decrease on both planes. The capSO, capCO, axSO and axCO mean values were 0.76 (SD, 0.21), 1.60 (SD, 0.27), - 0.16 (SD, 0.30) and 0.79 cm (SD, 0.30), respectively. Si and Ci were 70 degrees and 72 degrees, respectively. A strong correlation (r = 0.78) was found between R-S and R-T and between adjacent levels of Sd and Cd. AxSO and axCO yielded a strong inverse correlation. Male patients showed higher values than female ones in all variables (p < 0.03). The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was always > 0.9. Conclusion The dimensions of the LCMC decrease disto-proximally, with the coronal diameters being greater than the sagittal diameters, resembling a portion of an elliptic torus with an antero-medial concavity. The articular surface of the humeral capitellum is non-spherical, with two strongly correlated radii of curvature. The results of this study may be relevant to the stem design of radiocapitellar arthroplasty.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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