A clinical anatomical study on identification of the internal auditory meatus in middle cranial fossa approach / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

OBJECTIVE The head of malleus (HOM) was regarded as the landmark for the middle cranial fossa approach,and its relationship with internal auditory meatus(IAM) was measured. The purpose of this study was to find a safe method to locate IAM. METHODS Twelve heads of adult cadaver fixed with 10 % formaldehyde (23 sides) were microsurgically dissected from the middle cranial fossa approach. The foramen spinosum,Ferrein's foramen,greater petrosal nerve,lesser petrosal nerve,facial nerve,HOM,arcuate eminence,superior petrosal sinus,semicircular canal,and IAM were exposed. First,blue lines method was used to locate IAM. Second,HOM as the landmark was used to locate IAM. RESULTS The angles between the SSC and the longitude axis of IAM are 58.52??4.84?。 A perpendicular line (AB) was drew from the center of HOM to the longitude axis of the temporal bone (the longitude axis of the superior petrosal sinus),line BC was drew from the anterior 30?(28.93?? 6.07?) to the line AB. On the line BC,fundus of IAM can be located (6.69?1.10) mm medial to HOM,the center of the internal acoustic pore can be located (20.1?1.48)mm medial to HOM. CONCLUSION In the middle cranial fossa surgery,HOM can be used to locate IAM and its surroundings structures when traditional landmarks are unrecognized.

Anatomical measurement of adult normal femur and its clinical significance on total knee arthroplasty / 中国矫形外科杂志

[Objective]To measure adult normal femur specimen in order to obtain accurate femoral resection and match the distal femoral in total knee arthroplasty.[Method](1)Forty-seven adult normal femur specimens of central Chinese were used for taking digital pictures in both anteroposterior and medialateral position.Five angles were measured through drawing lines of fixed point.(2)The exact position of the entry point was defined by the two wires on the specimens.[Result](1)The five angles reflect distal femoral anatomy features on the frontal plane and sagittal plane.(2)The mean value of distance from the entry point to the center of the intercondylar notch was 6.21 mm and the distance from the entry point to the anterior margin of the femoral posterior cruciate ligament(PCL) insertion is found to be 6.7 mm.[Conclusion](1)The distal one-third of femora was found to be outward bowing on frontal plane and forward bowing on Sagittal plane.Especially,the forward bowing is more remarkable than Outward bowing.So,when the position of intramedullary guide stick is decided by distal femoral anatomy,the axis alignments on frontal and Sagittal planes are both important.(2)During total knee afthroplasty the exact position of entry point may be defined by the Center of the intefcondylar notch and femoral PCL insertion.