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Quantitative 3D-CT anatomy of hamate osteoarticular autograft for reconstruction of the middle phalanx base.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22538961     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Hamate osteoarticular autografts are difficult to obtain and it is unclear to what degree the graft matches the joint surface to be replaced and whether a direct ulnar approach might provide a more reliable graft than the standard proximal to distal approach.
PURPOSE: We modeled hemihamate osteotomies using quantitative three-dimensional CT (3D-CT) to measure the amount of hamate articular surface used and the match with the native volar base of the middle phalanx.
METHODS: In virtual hemihamate osteotomies (standard and direct ulnar) on CTs of 20 patients (11 men and nine women), we measured the percentage of hamate articular surface used for each finger, the match of the articular contour, and the percentage of hamate articular surface removed.
RESULTS: The autograft in the standard approach used an average of 26% of the hamate articular surface and had an average 75% match of the articular contour with the volar half of the middle phalanx base. A direct ulnar approach removed an additional small margin of dorsal ulnar hamate with an average maximum width of 2.5 mm and volume of 27 mm(3).
CONCLUSIONS: An osteoarticular allograft from the hamate to replace the volar half of the middle phalanx base uses less than 1/3 of the hamate articular surface even if the dorsal ulnar margin of the hamate is taken with the graft.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: These data suggest that it might be feasible to make the deep cut from a direct ulnar approach.
Authors:
Paul Ten Berg; David Ring
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2012-04-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical orthopaedics and related research     Volume:  470     ISSN:  1528-1132     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.     Publication Date:  2012 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-11-08     Completed Date:  2013-01-22     Revised Date:  2013-04-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0075674     Medline TA:  Clin Orthop Relat Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3492-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Yawkey 2100, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Bone Transplantation*
Computer Graphics
Computer Simulation
Female
Finger Phalanges / radiography*,  surgery*
Hamate Bone / radiography*,  transplantation*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Anatomic
Osteotomy
Predictive Value of Tests
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted*
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgery, Computer-Assisted
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Transplantation, Autologous
Ulna / surgery
Young Adult

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