Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Bony anatomy of the third metacarpal and relationship with the capitate: a computed tomography study

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to accurately establish the anatomical variability of the third metacarpal, its medullary canal, and the relationship with the capitate in the context of high rates of component loosening still seen in total wrist arthroplasty. Methods CT scans of a 100 hands (age: 41 ± 14 years (range: 16–71 years); male/female...

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Thu Jun 27, 2019 03:00

Microsurgical anatomy of the subcallosal artery

Abstract Background and purpose The subcallosal artery [SCA, a branch of the anterior communicating artery (ACoA)] is not well described in the literature. However, the memory disorders that can occur after surgical repair of ruptured ACoA aneurysms might be related to infarction of the SCA. The objective of the present study was to perform a thorough anatomical assessment of the SCA. ...

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Thu Jun 27, 2019 03:00