// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Gilula's lines say? They're drawn to each other.
Gilula's lines are three arcs drawn on an AP radiograph of the wrist used to assess the alignment of the carpal bones.[1] They were first described by Louis A. Gilula in 1979.[2]
Clinical use
[edit]There should be no step-off in the contour of the lines when drawn on a normal wrist.
| First arc | running along the proximal convexity of the scaphoid, lunate and triquetrum |
| Second arc | running along the distal concavities of the scaphoid, lunate and triquetrum |
| Third arc | running along the proximal curvatures of the capitate and hamate |
References
[edit]- ↑ Browner, Bruce D. (2009). Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 1377. ISBN 978-1416022206. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ Gilula, LA (1979). "Carpal injuries: analytic approach and case exercises". American Journal of Roentgenology. 133 (3): 503–517. doi:10.2214/ajr.133.3.503. ISSN 0361-803X.
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