Anatomical and Computed Tomographic Study of the Eighth and Ninth Costochondral Junctions Used as a Graft in Reconstructive Surgery | ||||
| ALEXMED ePosters | ||||
| Article 27, Volume 2, Issue 2, October 2020, Page 34-35 | ||||
| Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2020.44342.1040 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Adham Ibrahim  
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| Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Autologous costochondral junctions have been used for decades as a source for osseo-cartilaginous grafts used in reconstructive surgery. In this study, cadaveric dissection is combined with CT imaging to identify the location of the 8th and 9th costochondral junctions and their relation to the surrounding anatomical landmarks and to provide topographic guidance for its harvesting as a graft and to minimize complications of the harvesting procedure. The aim of this study is to describe the anatomy of the 8th and 9th costochondral junctions and its relation to the surrounding anatomical landmarks by cadaveric dissection and computed tomography imaging Cadavers: Twelve preserved human cadavers (Eight males and four females) obtained from the morgue of the Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University. Radiological Images: Fifty retrospective thoracic Computed tomography images of living humans (Twenty-five males and twenty-five females) obtained from the database of the Radiology Department of Alexandria Main University Hospital. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Anatomy; Computed Tomography; Costochondral junctions | ||||
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