Gilula's lines

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Gilula carpal arcs.

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]

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Clinical use

There should be no step-off in the contour of the lines when drawn on a normal wrist.

First arcrunning along the proximal convexity of the scaphoid, lunate and triquetrum
Second arcrunning along the distal concavities of the scaphoid, lunate and triquetrum
Third arcrunning along the proximal curvatures of the capitate and hamate

References

  1. ↑ Browner, Bruce D. (2009). Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 1377. ISBN   978-1416022206 . Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ↑ 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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