Quantitative Anatomic Analysis of the Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Complex of the Elbow.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A more detailed assessment of the anatomy of the entire medial ulnar collateral ligament complex (MUCLC) is desired as the rate of medial elbow reconstruction surgery continues to rise.

Purpose

To quantify the anatomy of the MUCLC, including the anterior bundle (AB), posterior bundle (PB), and transverse ligament (TL).

Study design

Descriptive laboratory study.

Methods

Ten unpaired, fresh-frozen cadaveric elbows underwent 3-dimensional (3D) digitization and computed tomography with 3D reconstruction. Ligament footprint areas and geometries, distances to key bony landmarks, and isometry were determined. A surgeon digitized the visual center of each footprint, and this location was compared with the geometric centroid calculated from the outline of the

SUBMITTER: Camp CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5888833 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature