TY - JOUR
T1 - Anatomic relation between the medial collateral ligament of the elbow and the humero-ulnar joint axis
AU - Ochi, Nobuo
AU - Ogura, Takashi
AU - Hashizume, Hiroyuki
AU - Shigeyama, Yukio
AU - Senda, Masuo
AU - Inoue, Hajime
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Dr Takurou Murakami, Professor, Department Anatomy, Okayama University, for providing us the cadaveric elbow specimens.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The anatomic relation between the proximal attachment of the medial collateral ligament of the elbow joint and the humero-ulnar joint axis has not been clearly shown in a published study. We examined cadaveric specimens to find the exact relation between them. The medial collateral ligament was microscopically dissected to isolate specific fiber bundles. The length of each bundle was measured with a charge-coupled device camera system that faced the medial side of the elbow joint. The measurements indicated that the projected length of the deep middle bundle of the anterior oblique ligament, which is the strong cord-like part of the medial collateral ligament, is isometric during elbow flexion. The proximal end of the deep middle bundle was thus considered to be located almost on the humero-ulnar joint axis.
AB - The anatomic relation between the proximal attachment of the medial collateral ligament of the elbow joint and the humero-ulnar joint axis has not been clearly shown in a published study. We examined cadaveric specimens to find the exact relation between them. The medial collateral ligament was microscopically dissected to isolate specific fiber bundles. The length of each bundle was measured with a charge-coupled device camera system that faced the medial side of the elbow joint. The measurements indicated that the projected length of the deep middle bundle of the anterior oblique ligament, which is the strong cord-like part of the medial collateral ligament, is isometric during elbow flexion. The proximal end of the deep middle bundle was thus considered to be located almost on the humero-ulnar joint axis.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1058-2746(99)90046-0
DO - 10.1016/S1058-2746(99)90046-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 10077788
AN - SCOPUS:0032611322
VL - 8
SP - 6
EP - 10
JO - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
JF - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
SN - 1058-2746
IS - 1
ER -