Chinese Journal Of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2016, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 639-642.doi: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2016.06.009

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The establishment of visual model of the scaphoid bone and its nutrient artery

WANG Min1, ZHOU Xiao-bing2, ZHAO Sheng3,TAN Jian-guo2, DING Mao-chao4,MEI Jin4   

  1. 1.Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Huang Yan Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou 318020, China;  2.Department of Anatomy, the Medical School of Nanhua University, Hengyang, Hunan 421001, China;  3.Department of Burn Wound Center, The first Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000 , China;  4.Department of Anatomy, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325035,China
  • Received:2016-05-15 Online:2016-11-25 Published:2016-12-20
  • Contact: MEI Jin, E-mail:tibetcn@aliyun.com

Abstract:

Objective To study the blood supply of the scaphoid bone by the three-dimensional visualization model,and to provide technical platform for basic research and clinical application. Methods Eight fresh cadavers were injected for three-dimensional reconstruction of the carpal and scaphoid's nutrient arteries using a spiral computed tomography scanner and three-dimensional reconstruction by MIMICS. Results (1)The radial bone,ulnar bone, proximal wrist bone, and the radial artery were reconstructed.(2)There were 3 major nutrient arteries in the scaphoid bone.(3)The model could display the location, origin, distribution, and adjacent structures of the scaphoid bone and its blood distribution. The reconstructed structures could be continuously rotated in 3D space at different velocities. Conclusions The model can clearly display the scaphoid bone and sources of its nutrient arteries, distribution, and provide visual digital anatomical information for clinical diagnosis and treatment of scaphoid bone diseases.

Key words: Scaphoid bone, Nutrient artery, Angiography, Three-dimensional reconstruction, Digital anatomy