Study of diaphyseal nutrient foramina in human typical lower limb long bones
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Higher percentage of the nutrient foramina on femur was double while tibia and fibula showed single nutrient foramina We studied the number size direction and foraminal index of diaphysis nutrient foramines of femur tibiae amp fibulae in manner in which other authors studied For the study 450 dry bones 150 femora 150 tibiae and 150 fibulae of adult subjects of unknown sex amp age were used from the Anatomy Museum of Government Medical College Miraj amp Other medical colleges in Maharashtra India Of the 150 femora tibiae amp fibulae dominant foramina were 1206154 674214 amp 322038 respectively and secondary foramina were 753846 925786 amp 1257962 respectively This information will be of great importance to orthopedician surgeons performing surgical procedures of the lower limb fracturesAim and Objective A detailed study was conducted for Number and size of nutrient foramina in human lower limb typical long bones Direction of nutrient foramina Foraminal indexKeywords Femur Fibulae Foraminal index Nutrient foramina Tibiae Typical lower limb long Bones
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Prasanna Shravan Gaydhanker, Sanjay Mansingh Rathod
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- DOI 10.18231/2394-2126.2018.0010
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