Prevalence of metacarpophalangeal sesamoid bones of the hand in Turkish population
Emre Ergen1
, Özgür Yılmaz2, Bünyamin Arı3, Erkay Nacar4, Ayla Özaydoğdu Çimen5, Kadir Ertem1, Okan Aslantürk6
1Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Inonü University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
2Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
3Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Turgut Özal University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
4Karabük University, Public Health, Karabük, Turkey
5Department of Radiology, Malatya Training and Research Hospital, Malatya, Turkey
6Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Malatya Training and Research Hospital, Malatya, Turkey
Keywords: Computed tomography, hand, prevalence, sesamoid fracture, sesamoid bone
Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the prevalence and location of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) sesamoid bones using computed tomography (CT) images.
Patients and methods: A total of 767 hands of 735 patients (503 males, 232 females; mean age: 36.9±17.0 years; range, 18 to 105 years) obtained from picture archiving and communication system were retrospectively analyzed between January 2016 and December 2019. The sesamoid bones of MCP joints I, II, III, IV, and V were recorded. Data including age, sex, side, number, pathologies, and location of the sesamoid bones were recorded.
Results: The prevalence of sesamoid bones was found to be 100%, 37.61%, 1.17%, 0.5%, and 80% in MCP I, II, III, IV, and V, respectively. There was no significant correlation between the sex of the patient and presence of sesamoid bone at MCP II or MCP V (p>0.970 and p=0.176, respectively). The presence of sesamoid bone at MCP II was statistically significantly correlated with the presence of sesamoid bone at MCP V (p<0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in the side and sesamoid prevalence in the remaining 703 patients (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The prevalence of MCP V sesamoid bone is higher than previous studies from our country. The CT of hand can be used to determine sesamoid fractures and degenerative conditions of sesamoids.
Citation: Ergen E, Yılmaz Ö, Arı B, Nacar E, Özaydoğdu Çimen A, Ertem K, et al. Prevalence of metacarpophalangeal sesamoid bones of the hand in Turkish population. Jt Dis Relat Surg 2021;32(2):391-396.
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