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The Normal Acromioclavicular Joint: An In Vivo Multidetector CT (MDCT) Morphometric and Biometric Cross Sectional Feasibility Study
Nouh MR1*, Doweidar AA2, El-Aziz Amr HA2, El-Refae DI3, Ashry MH4 and Al-Kandri SR21Department of Radiology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
2Department of Radiology, Al-Razi Hospital, Sulibikhate 13001, Kuwait
3Department of Radiology, Al-Farwaniya Hospital, Alardhiah, 18373, Kuwait
4Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
- *Corresponding Author:
- Mohamed Ragab Nouh
Department of Radiology and Clinical Imaging
Faculty of Medicine
Alexandria University
Alexandria 21599, Egypt
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E-mail: mragab73@yahoo.com
Received Date: March 27, 2017; Accepted Date: April 17, 2017; Published Date: April 24, 2017
Citation: Nouh MR, Doweidar AA, El-Aziz Amr HA, El-Refae DI, Ashry MH, et al. (2017) The Normal Acromioclavicular Joint: An In Vivo Multidetector CT (MDCT) Morphometric and Biometric Cross Sectional Feasibility Study. OMICS J Radiol 6: 260. doi: 10.4172/2167-7964.1000260
Copyright: © 2017 Nouh MR, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Aim: To determine the morphometric and biometric measurements of the normal Acromioclavicular (AC) joint on MDCT. Materials and methods: 33 volunteers (32 males and 1 female) and 17 patients (16 Male and 1 female) with clinical and radiographic evidences of AC separations were enrolled in this study. Two observers, blinded to the clinical data, assessed multiple AC joint morphologic and biometric variables. These were statistically attested for inter-observer variability and differences between the volunteers and diseased subjects. Results: The anterior and posterior axial AC joint distances were the only statistically significant variables measuring 0.59 ± 0.27 cm and 0.26 ± 0.11 cm in volunteers, and 0.88 ± 0.3 cm and 0.49 ± 0.39 cm in the AC separation group. The remaining attested variables were not statistically significant. Conclusion: On MDCT, the normal AC joint articular facet morphology shows great variability. The axial anterior and posterior AC joint distances measures 0.59 ± 0.27 and 0.26 ± 0.11 cm; respectively in supine neutral resting position.
