Morphological evaluation and clinical significance of the supracondylar process and supratrochlear foramen: an anatomic and radiological study.


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Coşkun Z. K., Erkaya A., Kuçlu T., Peker T. V., Baran Aksakal F. N.

Folia morphologica, vol.82, pp.869-874, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 82
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/fm.a2022.0090
  • Journal Name: Folia morphologica
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.869-874
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Morphological evaluation and clinical significance of the supracondylar process and supratrochlear foramen: an anatomic and radiological study Z.K. Coşkun et al., Morphological evaluation and clinical significance of the supracondylar process and supratrochlear foramen Z.K. Coşkun1 , A. Erkaya2 , T. Kuçlu3 , T.V. Peker1 , F.N. Baran Aksakal3 1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey 2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara, Turkey 3Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey Address for correspondence: Zafer Kutay Coşkun, PhD, Department of Anatomy, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, 06500 Besevler, Ankara, Turkey, tel: +90 532 467 8501, fax: +90 312 212 4647, e-mail: zcoskun@gazi.edu.tr ABSTRACT Background: In our literature review, we did not encounter any study examining the supracondylar process (SP) and the supratrochlear foramen (STF) with a threedimensional (3D) reconstruction method. The present study aimed to evaluate SP and STF morphologically by employing the 3D reconstruction method and emphasize their clinical significance. Materials and methods: The research was carried out on dried human humeri of unknown sex and without pathological alterations. A total of 81 humeri (42 right, 39 left) were obtained from the Departments of Anatomy of Gazi University Faculty of Medicine and Lokman Hekim University Faculty of Medicine. The morphometric measurements of SP and STF were made with a digital vernier caliper. The computed 1 tomography (CT) images acquired for radiological evaluation were analyzed with the 3D reconstruction method. Results: The narrower distal medullary canal widths of humeri with STF were found to be statistically significant. No statistically significant difference was found between the transverse diameters (TD), vertical diameters (VD), the distance of the medial edge to the medial epicondyle (ME), and the distance of the lateral edge to the lateral epicondyle (LE) of the supratrochlear foramen of the right and left humeri. Conclusions: The supracondylar process is often evaluated by mistake as a pathological condition of the bone, not as a normal anatomical variation. Knowing different shapes and dimensions, e.g., the TD and VD distance in which STF emerges, can assist in avoiding the misinterpretation of radiographs. Key words: supracondylar process, supratrochlear foramen, 3D reconstruction