Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2001; 68(5):327-330
[Os scaphoideum--functional and clinical anatomy].
- Pracovistĕ funkcní anatomie 2. LF a FTVS UK, Praha.
1. Scaphoid bone is the largest and clinically most significant bone in the proximal row of the carpal bones. It consists of three sections: proximal and distal pole and scaphoid waist. Extension and radial duction of the hand results in overloading of distal pole of scaphoid and its waist. 2. Nutrient arteries (from radial artery) enter the bone predominantly from the dorsal surface (75%). Functional intraosseous anastomoses do not exist. In 33% of cases proximal scaphoid has no separate nutrient arteries. 3. Scaphoid bone develops from two centres; however, two separate ossification nuclei are quite rare. Non-union of both centres during the early ontogenetic development results in os scaphoideum bipartitum congenitum.
Published: January 5, 2002 Show citation