Morphometric and Morphologic anatomic study and clinical significance of Greater tubercle

Abstract

In this study, in tuberculum majus fractures, which are proximal humerus fractures; Morphometric measurements were made to guide surgeons and future implants. With the morphometric measurement of the greater tubercle, the length of the base, the length of the height, the length at its widest part, and its circumference were calculated. A 3D scanning device (Faro Focus 3D S120 Scanner Rental) was used to scan the proximal part of the humerus, and the proximal ends of the scanned humerus were transferred to the computer and morphometric measurements were made with the software program. As a result of the measurements made: Average base length of the large tubercle 26±2.34 mm, average anterior height of the greater tubercle 30±2.50 mm, average posterior height of the greater tubercle 9.5±0.4 mm and average Widest sagittal length of the greater tubercle 28.75±2.02 mm. We think that the morphological and morphometry of the tuberculum majus, which is one of the formations at the proximal end of the humerus, will guide surgeons with anatomically designed implants in surgical applications. [Med-Science 2021; 10(2.000): 555-9]

Keywords

• greater tubercle
• morphometry
• morphology
• proximal humerus
• three-dimensional