Features of radiography of the scaphoid bone of the wrist
- Authors: Zolotov A.S.1, Bochayev B.N.1, Sidorenko I.S.1, Dyachkova J.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Far Eastern Federal University
- Issue: Vol 31, No 4 (2024)
- Pages: 543-551
- Section: Original study articles
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/0869-8678/article/view/310536
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/vto625759
- ID: 310536
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Scaphoid bone fractures are quite common. Difficulties and inaccuracies in the diagnosis of damages may significantly delay the treatment and reduce its efficacy. Routine X-ray imaging of the wrist joint is insufficiently informative, leaving some fractures undetected. The scaphoid bone has a distinctive shape and position in the wrist joint; thus, when using conventional positioning during X-ray imaging, the fracture line is not always visible, and the scaphoid bone appears shorter. W.R. Stecher, an American surgeon, proposed specific positioning options to examine the entire scaphoid bone, thus improving the diagnosis of scaphoid bone pathology.
AIM: To compare conventional positioning with three Stecher positioning options; to determine the option that best eliminates the distortion (shortening) of scaphoid bone images.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 13 volunteers aged 23 to 65 years. X-ray imaging of the wrist joint was performed in all volunteers using conventional positioning and three Stecher positioning options. The scaphoid bone length was measured. The results were processed using the MS Excel Analysis ToolPak (descriptive statistics); the Friedman test was used for repeated measurements.
RESULTS: The scaphoid bone length varied when using different positioning options. All volunteers had the shortest scaphoid bone length when using conventional positioning and the longest when using modified Stecher positioning. The difference in measurements between these positioning options was 2 to 8 mm, which is significant for a small anatomical structure.
CONCLUSION: In this study, the option “fingers clenched + elbow deviation” was found to be the best for frontal X-rays of the scaphoid bone. This approach (modified Stecher positioning) produces scaphoid bone images with minimal distortion, which is crucial for diagnosis, preoperative planning, treatment, and outcome assessment.
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Aleksandr S. Zolotov
Far Eastern Federal University
Email: dalexpk@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0045-9319
SPIN-code: 3925-9025
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), professor, Medical Center
Russian Federation, 10 vil. Ajax, Russian island, 690920 VladivostokBair N. Bochayev
Far Eastern Federal University
Email: rockn.rolla.93@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-8169-4652
MD, resident, Medical Center
Russian Federation, 10 vil. Ajax, Russian island, 690920 VladivostokIlya S. Sidorenko
Far Eastern Federal University
Email: sidorenko.is@dvfu.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-4910-4391
MD, Medical Center
Russian Federation, 10 vil. Ajax, Russian island, 690920 VladivostokJulia A. Dyachkova
Far Eastern Federal University
Author for correspondence.
Email: diachkova.iua@dvfu.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0009-7107-3614
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Medical Center
Russian Federation, 10 vil. Ajax, Russian island, 690920 VladivostokReferences
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