Research Article

The measurement of wrist kinematics in children 4 to 16 years old and the comparison of the scapholunate distance with adult values

Volume: 38 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Nedret Okan
  • Ferhat Caboglu
  • Tolga Mertoglu
  • Oguz Durakbasa
  • Mucahit Gorgec
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The measurement of wrist kinematics in children 4 to 16 years old and the comparison of the scapholunate distance with adult values

Abstract

Objectives : We sought to determine the position and values of the kinematic indices of the wrist (center of rotation, carpal height, carpal-ulnar distance), the third metacarpal length, and the scapholunate distance for children and compared the results with those reported for adults.
Methods : The study included 41 children (24 girls, 17 boys; age range 4 to 16 years) who presented with wrist and/or forearm injuries, and whose radiographs of the other wrist had been obtained for comparison. The children were divided into six age groups separated by 2-year intervals regardless of gender or the side of the wrists involved. Measurements were made on standard posteroanterior radiographs of healthy wrists and the mean values obtained were statistically analyzed.
Results: The carpal height, carpal-ulnar distance and t h e third metacarpal length were significantly different in all age groups. The ratios of the carpal height and the carpalulnar distance to the third metacarpal length were similar both in the age groups and to those reported for the adult values. However, the scapholunate distance exhibited significant differences between the age groups and from the standard adult value.
Conclusion: The adult values given for the ratios of the carpal height and the carpal-ulnar distance to the third metacarpal length can be adopted as standard values for children. However, determination of the scapholunate dissociation in children should not be based on the normal range given for adults.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nedret Okan This is me

Ferhat Caboglu This is me

Tolga Mertoglu This is me

Oguz Durakbasa This is me

Mucahit Gorgec This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Year 2004 Volume: 38 Number: 1

APA
Okan, N., Caboglu, F., Mertoglu, T., Durakbasa, O., & Gorgec, M. (2006). The measurement of wrist kinematics in children 4 to 16 years old and the comparison of the scapholunate distance with adult values. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 38(1), 30-33. https://izlik.org/JA64PB37PC
AMA
1.Okan N, Caboglu F, Mertoglu T, Durakbasa O, Gorgec M. The measurement of wrist kinematics in children 4 to 16 years old and the comparison of the scapholunate distance with adult values. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38(1):30-33. https://izlik.org/JA64PB37PC
Chicago
Okan, Nedret, Ferhat Caboglu, Tolga Mertoglu, Oguz Durakbasa, and Mucahit Gorgec. 2006. “The Measurement of Wrist Kinematics in Children 4 to 16 Years Old and the Comparison of the Scapholunate Distance With Adult Values”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (1): 30-33. https://izlik.org/JA64PB37PC.
EndNote
Okan N, Caboglu F, Mertoglu T, Durakbasa O, Gorgec M (September 1, 2006) The measurement of wrist kinematics in children 4 to 16 years old and the comparison of the scapholunate distance with adult values. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 1 30–33.
IEEE
[1]N. Okan, F. Caboglu, T. Mertoglu, O. Durakbasa, and M. Gorgec, “The measurement of wrist kinematics in children 4 to 16 years old and the comparison of the scapholunate distance with adult values”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 30–33, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64PB37PC
ISNAD
Okan, Nedret - Caboglu, Ferhat - Mertoglu, Tolga - Durakbasa, Oguz - Gorgec, Mucahit. “The Measurement of Wrist Kinematics in Children 4 to 16 Years Old and the Comparison of the Scapholunate Distance With Adult Values”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38/1 (September 1, 2006): 30-33. https://izlik.org/JA64PB37PC.
JAMA
1.Okan N, Caboglu F, Mertoglu T, Durakbasa O, Gorgec M. The measurement of wrist kinematics in children 4 to 16 years old and the comparison of the scapholunate distance with adult values. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:30–33.
MLA
Okan, Nedret, et al. “The Measurement of Wrist Kinematics in Children 4 to 16 Years Old and the Comparison of the Scapholunate Distance With Adult Values”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 30-33, https://izlik.org/JA64PB37PC.
Vancouver
1.Nedret Okan, Ferhat Caboglu, Tolga Mertoglu, Oguz Durakbasa, Mucahit Gorgec. The measurement of wrist kinematics in children 4 to 16 years old and the comparison of the scapholunate distance with adult values. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;38(1):30-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64PB37PC