Open AccessOSTEOMETRY OF FEMUR WITH ITS CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
Author(s) -
Smriti Jha,
Rajdeepsinh H. Chauhan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of anatomical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0970-1842
DOI - 10.46351/jas.v27i1pp05-09
Subject(s) - femur , calipers , population , medicine , orthodontics , transverse plane , prosthesis , dentistry , anatomy , mathematics , surgery , geometry , environmental health
Femur osteometry is important for establishing individual identity, designing of prosthesis for hipreplacement surgeries, nail application, and determination of age and sex. Review of previous study showed a lack of extensive database. This study was undertaken to build baseline data for femur osteometry in North Indian population.Material & Methods: One hundred and fifteen dry human femur of undetermined age and gender were collected for this study. Parameters namely length of femur, vertical diameter of head, transverse diameter of head, epicondylar breadth and neck shaft angle were measured using a vernier calliper. Data was analysed statisticallyusing SPSS 19 software.Results: The mean values for length, vertical diameter head, transverse diameter head , epicondylar breadth and neck shaft angle were 418.16+27.34 mm, 38.43 ± 3.87mm, 35.41 ± 3.76mm, 72.06 ± 6.55mm and 121.5 º ± 6.14 respectively for the studied population.Conclusion: Study signifies the importance of collecting ostemetric data of femur for a specific population due to ethnic and environmental factors affecting it.