Computer assisted surgery of the distal humerus can employ contralateral images for pre-operative planning, registration, and surgical intervention

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 469 - 477
• Main Authors: McDonald, Colin P., PhD, Peters, Terry M., PhD, King, Graham J.W., MD, Johnson, James A., PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.05.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Cadaver; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Elbow Joint - anatomy & histology; Elbow Joint - diagnostic imaging; Elbow Joint - surgery; Female; Humans; Humerus - anatomy & histology; Humerus - diagnostic imaging; Humerus - surgery; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Orthopedic Procedures - methods; Orthopedics; Planning Techniques; Postoperative Care; Preoperative Care; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Planning; Contralateral; Humerus; Computer-assisted surgery; Rheumatology

Background Bone loss at the distal humerus can lead to errors in the identification of the elbow's flexion-extension axis. Referencing the anatomy of the contralateral (uninjured) elbow may prove beneficial in accurately defining this axis. The objective of this study was to compare distal hume...