SHEET PLASTINATION OF THE VASCULARITY OF THE LUNATE BONE - A MORPHOLOGICAL-STUDY

Using the method of sheet plastination, the vascularity of the lunate bone can be investigated and analyzed. By intraosseous injection, the deep and superficial venous systems are visualized. Transparent sheets with slices of embedded specimens show a three-dimensional presentati on of the vascularity of the human carpus different in functional aspe cts. Comparing hands with a normal and extended wrist position, three mechanisms of impairment of the venous drainage are observed. The anat omical results of this investigation support the hypothesis that venou s congestion, resulting from intraosseous hypertension, plays a role i n the development of the necrosis of the lunate bone.