Preoperative nerve imaging using computed tomography in patients with heterotopic ossification of the elbow

Bachman, Daniel; Kamaci, SAYGIN; Thaveepunsan, Sutee; Park, Sang; Vasileiadis, George; O'Driscoll, Shawn

doi:10.1016/j.jse.2014.12.030

Preoperative nerve imaging using computed tomography in patients with heterotopic ossification of the elbow

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Bachman D. R., Kamaci S., Thaveepunsan S., Park S. E., Vasileiadis G. I., O'Driscoll S. W.

JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY, vol.24, no.7, pp.1149-1155, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.12.030
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1149-1155
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Hypothesis: This study evaluated the usefulness of computed tomography (CT) imaging for preoperative planning of heterotopic ossification (HO) excision, specifically the spatial relationship between HO and radial and median nerves. Our hypotheses were that CT imaging of the elbow can be used (1) to trace the paths of the radial and median nerves, (2) to distinguish the nerves from the heterotopic bone, and (3) to precisely measure distances from the respective nerve to the most clinically relevant HO.