Open AccessMorphometric Study of Subpubic Angle in Human Fetuses
Author(s) -
Mahboobul Haque,
Nafis Ahmad Faruqi,
Syed Mobashir Yunus
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17699.7051
Subject(s) - pubic symphysis , anatomy , medicine , symphysis , ischium , fetus , gestational age , pregnancy , pelvis , biology , genetics
The symphysis pubis is formed at the confluence of the pubic bones. Each pubic bone consists of a body and two rami; the superior ramus is joined with the ilium and the inferior ramus with the ischium. The two bones meet in the midline at the pubic symphysis. The two inferior rami at the lower border of pubic symphysis subtend the subpubic angle. In females the subpubic angle is more than 90° and in males it is less than 90°. Most of the previous studies on the subpubic angle have been in children or adults, therefore data on fetuses did merit.