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Anderson H, Hoy G. Orthotic intervention incorporating the dart-thrower's motion as part of conservative management guidelines for treatment of scapholunate injury. J Hand Ther 2017; 29:199-204. [PMID: 27112271 DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Case series. INTRODUCTION This paper describes conservative guidelines for the management of scapho-lunate interosseous ligament (SLIL) injury including fabrication of an orthosis that restricts active wrist movement to the dart-throwers (DTM) plane. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The dart throwers' orthosis (DTO) was designed as a response to biomechanical studies suggesting that restraining motion to the DTM would off-load a deficient SLIL. METHODS After six weeks of wearing the DTO, the 5 patients in this case series initiated an exercise program that incorporated wrist proprioceptive training and specific muscle strengthening. DISCUSSION The DTO was designed to incorporate controlled movement in order to better integrate the secondary wrist stabilizers in wrists that had a deficient SLIL. The orthosis and the exercise program harnessed proprioceptive influences using active motion within the DTM plane, and stimulated mechanoreceptors so as to enhance stability. RESULTS All patients demonstrated improvement in subjective and objective outcomes including self-reported pain and function. CONCLUSIONS Orthotic intervention that controls motion within the DTM, combined with an appropriate proprioceptive rehabilitation program, may provide a viable conservative treatment option for patients with a similar clinical presentation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 4.
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- Hamish Anderson
- Anderson Hand Therapy, The Avenue Physiotherapy Centre, Windsor, Victoria, Australia; Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Windsor, Victoria, Australia.
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- Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, Windsor, Victoria, Australia
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Acute treatment of scapholunate instability is important to prevent future complications of dorsal intercalated segment instability and scapholunate advanced collapse. An understanding of the fundamental normal and abnormal mechanics of this problem is vital. Diagnosis in the acute phase is based on clinical and radiographic findings and treatment focuses on primary scapholunate interosseous ligament repair with a reinforcing dorsal capsulodesis. Suture anchor repair with a modified "double-dorsal" capsulodesis is described. Current data show that open repair is a viable option in the acute setting with most patients demonstrating good to excellent functional, clinical, and radiographic results.
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- Morgan M Swanstrom
- Hospital for Special Surgery, Hand and Upper Extremity Service, 523 East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, Hand and Upper Extremity Service, 523 East 72nd Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Although the true incidence of scapholunate interosseous ligament (SLIL) injury is unknown, a study found that 35% of cadaveric wrists had some degree of scapholunate tear. Of those wrists with SLIL injury, 29% had evidence of arthrosis. Early recognition and treatment of these injuries can delay or prevent the onset of arthritis. This article details treatment options for SLIL injury across the spectrum of pathology with a particular emphasis on chronic scapholunate repair and reconstruction. New techniques and outcomes data also are presented.
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- Brett F Michelotti
- Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, 2130 Taubman Center, SPC 5340, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5340, USA
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- Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, NMH/Galter Room 3-150, 251 E Huron, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, University of Michigan Health System, 2130 Taubman Center, SPC 5340, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5340, USA.
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Johnson JE, Lee P, McIff TE, Toby EB, Fischer KJ. Computationally efficient magnetic resonance imaging based surface contact modeling as a tool to evaluate joint injuries and outcomes of surgical interventions compared to finite element modeling. J Biomech Eng 2014; 136:1816492. [PMID: 24441649 DOI: 10.1115/1.4026485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Joint injuries and the resulting posttraumatic osteoarthritis (OA) are a significant problem. There is still a need for tools to evaluate joint injuries, their effect on joint mechanics, and the relationship between altered mechanics and OA. Better understanding of injuries and their relationship to OA may aid in the development or refinement of treatment methods. This may be partially achieved by monitoring changes in joint mechanics that are a direct consequence of injury. Techniques such as image-based finite element modeling can provide in vivo joint mechanics data but can also be laborious and computationally expensive. Alternate modeling techniques that can provide similar results in a computationally efficient manner are an attractive prospect. It is likely possible to estimate risk of OA due to injury from surface contact mechanics data alone. The objective of this study was to compare joint contact mechanics from image-based surface contact modeling (SCM) and finite element modeling (FEM) in normal, injured (scapholunate ligament tear), and surgically repaired radiocarpal joints. Since FEM is accepted as the gold standard to evaluate joint contact stresses, our assumption was that results obtained using this method would accurately represent the true value. Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the normal, injured, and postoperative wrists of three subjects were acquired when relaxed and during functional grasp. Surface and volumetric models of the radiolunate and radioscaphoid articulations were constructed from the relaxed images for SCM and FEM analyses, respectively. Kinematic boundary conditions were acquired from image registration between the relaxed and grasp images. For the SCM technique, a linear contact relationship was used to estimate contact outcomes based on interactions of the rigid articular surfaces in contact. For FEM, a pressure-overclosure relationship was used to estimate outcomes based on deformable body contact interactions. The SCM technique was able to evaluate variations in contact outcomes arising from scapholunate ligament injury and also the effects of surgical repair, with similar accuracy to the FEM gold standard. At least 80% of contact forces, peak contact pressures, mean contact pressures and contact areas from SCM were within 10 N, 0.5 MPa, 0.2 MPa, and 15 mm2, respectively, of the results from FEM, regardless of the state of the wrist. Depending on the application, the MRI-based SCM technique has the potential to provide clinically relevant subject-specific results in a computationally efficient manner compared to FEM.
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Johnson JE, Fischer KJ. Results of automatic image registration are dependent on initial manual registration. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2014; 18:1856-61. [PMID: 25408167 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2014.980819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Measurement of static alignment of articulating joints is of clinical benefit and can be determined using image-based registration. We propose a method that could potentially improve the outcome of image-based registration by using initial manual registration. Magnetic resonance images of two wrist specimens were acquired in the relaxed position and during simulated grasp. Transformations were determined from voxel-based image registration between the two volumes. The volumes were manually aligned to match as closely as possible before auto-registration, from which standard transformations were obtained. Then, translation/rotation perturbations were applied to the manual registration to obtain altered initial positions, from which altered auto-registration transformations were obtained. Models of the radiolunate joint were also constructed from the images to simulate joint contact mechanics. We compared the sensitivity of transformations (translations and rotations) and contact mechanics to altering the initial registration condition from the defined standard. We observed that with increasing perturbation, transformation errors appeared to increase and values for contact force and contact area appeared to decrease. Based on these preliminary findings, it appears that the final registration outcome is sensitive to the initial registration.
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- Joshua E Johnson
- a Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Kansas , 1530 W. 15th St, 3138 Learned Hall, Lawrence , KS 66045 , USA
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Wrist essentials: the diagnosis and management of scapholunate ligament injuries. Plast Reconstr Surg 2014; 134:312e-322e. [PMID: 25068352 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000000423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the pathophysiology of a scapholunate injury. 2. Understand how to diagnose scapholunate injuries 3. Formulate and carry out a surgical plan for patients with a scapholunate injury. SUMMARY Scapholunate ligament instability is the most common form of carpal instability. Untreated scapholunate injuries can lead to a predictable pattern of wrist arthritis. Early forms of scapholunate ligament instability can be missed, and clinical detection relies on an educated observer. This article covers the basic anatomy and biomechanics of the wrist, and reviews in detail scapholunate ligament injury. This article also reviews and discusses the current relevant topics and issues surrounding scapholunate ligament injury.
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Fraysse F, Costi JJ, Stanley RM, Ding B, McGuire D, Eng K, Bain GI, Thewlis D. A novel method to replicate the kinematics of the carpus using a six degree-of-freedom robot. J Biomech 2014; 47:1091-8. [PMID: 24461354 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Revised: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Understanding the kinematics of the carpus is essential to the understanding and treatment of wrist pathologies. However, many of the previous techniques presented are limited by non-functional motion or the interpolation of points from static images at different postures. We present a method that has the capability of replicating the kinematics of the wrist during activities of daily living using a unique mechanical testing system. To quantify the kinematics of the carpal bones, we used bone pin-mounted markers and optical motion capture methods. In this paper, we present a hammering motion as an example of an activity of daily living. However, the method can be applied to a wide variety of movements. Our method showed good accuracy (1.0-2.6°) of in vivo movement reproduction in our ex vivo model. Most carpal motion during wrist flexion-extension occurs at the radiocarpal level while in ulnar deviation the motion is more equally shared between radiocarpal and midcarpal joints, and in radial deviation the motion happens mainly at the midcarpal joint. For all rotations, there was more rotation of the midcarpal row relative to the lunate than relative to the scaphoid or triquetrum. For the functional motion studied (hammering), there was more midcarpal motion in wrist extension compared to pure wrist extension while radioulnar deviation patterns were similar to those observed in pure wrist radioulnar deviation. Finally, it was found that for the amplitudes studied the amount of carpal rotations was proportional to global wrist rotations.
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- François Fraysse
- Biomechanics & Neuromotor Labs, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Australia.
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- Biomechanics & Implants Research Group, The Medical Device Research Institute, School of Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics, Flinders University, Australia
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- Biomechanics & Implants Research Group, The Medical Device Research Institute, School of Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics, Flinders University, Australia
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
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- Department of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Biomechanics & Neuromotor Labs, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Australia
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Choi YS, Lee YH, Kim S, Cho HW, Song HT, Suh JS. Four-dimensional real-time cine images of wrist joint kinematics using dual source CT with minimal time increment scanning. Yonsei Med J 2013; 54:1026-32. [PMID: 23709441 PMCID: PMC3663247 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2013.54.4.1026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To validate the feasibility of real time kinematography with four-dimensional (4D) dynamic functional wrist joint imaging using dual source CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two healthy volunteers performed radioulnar deviation and pronation- supination wrist motions for 10 s and 4 s per cycle in a dual source CT scanner. Scan and reconstruction protocols were set to optimize temporal resolution. Cine images of the reconstructed carpal bone of the moving wrist were recorded. The quality of the images and radiation dosage were evaluated. RESULTS The 4D cine images obtained during 4 s and 10 s of radioulnar motion showed a smooth stream of movement with good quality and little noise or artifact. Images from the pronation-supination motion showed noise with a masked surface contour. The temporal resolution was optimized at 0.28 s. CONCLUSION Using dual source CT, 4D cine images of in vivo kinematics of wrist joint movement were obtained and found to have a shorter scan time, improved temporal resolution and lower radiation dosages compared with those previously reported.
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- Yoon Seong Choi
- Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Johnson JE, Lee P, McIff TE, Toby EB, Fischer KJ. Effectiveness of surgical reconstruction to restore radiocarpal joint mechanics after scapholunate ligament injury: an in vivo modeling study. J Biomech 2013; 46:1548-53. [PMID: 23618131 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Disruption of the scapholunate ligament can cause a loss of normal scapholunate mechanics and eventually lead to osteoarthritis. Surgical reconstruction attempts to restore scapholunate relationship show improvement in functional outcomes, but postoperative effectiveness in restoring normal radiocarpal mechanics still remains a question. The objective of this study was to investigate the benefits of surgical repair by observing changes in contact mechanics on the cartilage surface before and after surgical treatment. Six patients with unilateral scapholunate dissociation were enrolled in the study, and displacement driven magnetic resonance image-based surface contact modeling was used to investigate normal, injured and postoperative radiocarpal mechanics. Model geometry was acquired from images of wrists taken in a relaxed position. Kinematics were acquired from image registration between the relaxed images, and images taken during functional loading. Results showed a trend for increase in radiocarpal contact parameters with injury. Peak and mean contact pressures significantly decreased after surgery in the radiolunate articulation and there were no significant differences between normal and postoperative wrists. Results indicated that surgical repair improves contact mechanics after injury and that contact mechanics can be surgically restored to be similar to normal. This study provides novel contact mechanics data on the effects of surgical repair after scapholunate ligament injury. With further work, it may be possible to more effectively differentiate between treatments and degenerative changes based on in vivo contact mechanics data.
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- Joshua E Johnson
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, 3138 Learned Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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Tang JB, Gu XK, Xu J, Gu JH. In vivo length changes of carpal ligaments of the wrist during dart-throwing motion. J Hand Surg Am 2011; 36:284-90. [PMID: 21276892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2009] [Revised: 11/15/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE The dart-throwing motion is an important movement pattern during most wrist actions. The aim of this study was to investigate length changes in the wrist ligaments in different positions of the dart-throw motion in vivo. METHODS We obtained computed tomography scans of the wrists of 6 volunteers at 5 positions of the wrist during the dart-throw motion: 20° of radial deviation with 60° of extension; 10° of radial deviation with 30° of extension; the neutral position of the carpus; 20° of ulnar deviation with 30° of flexion; and 40° of ulnar deviation with 60° of flexion. We reconstructed the 3-dimensional carpal and distal radioulnar joint structures with customized software and computed changes in length of 8 palmar and dorsal wrist ligaments. RESULTS From wrist radial deviation with extension to ulnar deviation with flexion, the radioscaphocapitate, long radiolunate, ulnocapitate, and ulnotriquetral ligaments decreased significantly in length but the dorsal radiocarpal ligament and the dorsal intercarpal (DIC) ligament inserting on the trapezoid lengthened significantly; the ulnolunate ligament and the DIC ligament inserting on the scaphoid were shortest in neutral position. CONCLUSIONS At wrist radial extension, the radioscaphocapitate, long radiolunate, ulnocapitate, and ulnotriquetral ligaments are lengthened and under increased tension. At wrist ulnar flexion, the dorsal radiocarpal ligament and the DIC ligament inserting on the trapezoid are lengthened and under increased tension. The ulnolunate ligament and the DIC ligament inserting on the scaphoid are the shortest and under the least tension in neutral position. These findings will help us understand the biomechanics of the carpus during the dart-throwing motion.
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- Jin Bo Tang
- Department of Hand Surgery, Hand Surgery Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
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The advantage of throwing the first stone: how understanding the evolutionary demands of Homo sapiens is helping us understand carpal motion. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2010; 18:51-8. [PMID: 20044492 PMCID: PMC3259570 DOI: 10.5435/00124635-201001000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Unlike any other diarthrodial joint in the human body, the "wrist joint" is composed of numerous articulations between eight carpal bones, the distal radius, the distal ulna, and five metacarpal bones. The carpal bones articulate with each other as well as with the distal radius, distal ulna, and the metacarpal bases. Multiple theories explaining intercarpal motion have been proposed; however, controversy exists concerning the degree and direction of motion of the individual carpal bones within the two carpal rows during different planes of motion. Recent investigations have suggested that traditional explanations of carpal bone motion may not entirely account for carpal motion in all planes. Better understanding of the complexities of carpal motion through the use of advanced imaging techniques and simultaneous appreciation of human anatomic and functional evolution have led to the hypothesis that the "dart thrower's motion" of the wrist is uniquely human. Carpal kinematic research and current developments in both orthopaedic surgery and anthropology underscore the importance of the dart thrower's motion in human functional activities and the clinical implications of these concepts for orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation.
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Xu J, Tang JB. In vivo length changes of selected carpal ligaments during wrist radioulnar deviation. J Hand Surg Am 2009; 34:401-8. [PMID: 19258136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Revised: 11/10/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate changes in the lengths of selected carpal ligaments during wrist radioulnar deviation in vivo. METHODS We studied in vivo changes in the lengths of fibers of 5 palmar and dorsal intracapsular ligaments of the wrist during radioulnar deviation in 6 wrists of healthy volunteers using a noninvasive approach. Using serial computed tomography scans and volume registration techniques, the carpal kinematics were examined at 4 positions, from 40 degrees ulnar deviation to 20 degrees radial deviation, in 20 degrees increments. The 3-dimensional structures of the carpal bones, distal radius and ulna, and metacarpal bones were reconstructed using customized software. We modeled the paths of fibers of 5 palmar and dorsal carpal ligaments: radioscaphocapitate (RSC), long radiolunate (LRL), ulnocapitate (UC), dorsal intercarpal (DIC), and dorsal radiocarpal (DRC) ligaments. We analyzed changes in the lengths of these ligaments during wrist radioulnar deviation. RESULTS During wrist ulnar deviation, the RSC, LRL, and DIC ligaments lengthened significantly. During radial deviation, the UC and DRC ligaments lengthened significantly. Compared with their lengths at the neutral position of the carpus, the LRL ligament showed the greatest elongation rate at wrist ulnar deviation, and the DRC ligament showed the greatest elongation rate at wrist radial deviation among the 5 ligaments studied. CONCLUSIONS Among ligaments measured, the RSC, LRL, and DIC ligaments are tensed during wrist ulnar deviation. The UC and DRC ligaments are tensed during wrist radial deviation. Results of this in vivo study suggest that radial or ulnar deviation may predispose some carpal ligaments to excessive tensile load. The finding that the ligaments undergo different elongation rates during wrist motion may also indicate their roles in maintaining normal wrist kinematics.
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- Jing Xu
- Department of Hand Surgery, Hand Surgery Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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