[Three-dimensional imaging of the carpus].

Since 1987, the authors have developed three-dimensional (3D) imaging of carpus. This reconstruction based on 30 CT scans of the carpus is a new approach to imaging and allows spatial visualisation of the complex shapes of the carpal skeleton from all angles and views. The development of this technique should lead to a better understanding of the intimate physiology of the carpus and should allow the development of a real simulator of the wrist for precise planning of surgical procedures (osteotomy, intracarpal arthrodeses, etc.). It also helps to elucidate complex pathological images which are not always easy to interpret on CT scans.