A new radiographic method for evaluation of the position of the carpus in the coronal plane: results in normal subjects

• Published in: Surgical and radiologic anatomy (English ed.) Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 383 - 385
• Main Authors: Aufauvre, B., Herzberg, G., Garret, J., Berthonneaud, E., Dimnet, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 1999
• Subjects: Adult; Carpal Bones - anatomy & histology; Carpal Bones - diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography - methods; Ulna - anatomy & histology; Ulna - diagnostic imaging

The methods used to quantify pathological variations of the position of the carpus in the coronal plane, mainly ulnar translation of the carpus from trauma or rheumatoid disease, are often difficult to use in arthritic or postsurgical wrists; moreover, they require the measurement of the whole lengt...