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Madhumita
Datta,
Phalguni
Srimani,
Ankana
Saha
.
MORPHOMETRIC
ANALYSIS
ALONG
WITH
ESTIMATION
OF
TOTAL LENGTH OF FEMUR AMONG POPULATION OF WEST BENGAL.
Int J Anatomy Res 2016;4(4):2945-2949. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.379.
Type of Article: Original Research
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.379
Page No.: 2945-2949
MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS ALONG WITH ESTIMATION OF TOTAL LENGTH OF FEMUR AMONG POPULATION OF WEST BENGAL
Madhumita Datta *
1
, Phalguni Srimani
2
, Ankana Saha
3
.
*1
Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, ESI-PGIMSR & ESIC Medical College, Kolkata, India.
2
Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
3
Demonstrator, Department of Anatomy, ESI-PGIMSR & ESIC Medical College, Kolkata, India.
Correspondence
Address:
Dr.
Madhumita
Datta,
Demonstrator,
Department
of
Anatomy,
ESIPGIMSR
&
ESIC
Medical
College,
Kolkata,
India.
Postal address –
3/77, Chittaranjan Colony, Jadavpore, Kolkata – 700032, India.
Ph. No
.: +919433378210
E-Mail:
madhumitaanatomy@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Background:
The
femur
is
known
for
being
the
largest
and
strongest
bone
of
human
skeleton.
The
bone
supports
all
of
the
weight
of
body
during
standing,
walking, running etc. Morphology and statistical analysis of femoral anthropometry among different populations reveals a great amount of variations.
Objectives:
The
objectives
of
present
study
were
to
find
out
the
measurements
of
Platymeric
index,
Robusticity
index,
and
Foraminal
index,
for
both
right
and
left
femurs.
Our
study
was
also
aimed
at
estimation
of
total
length
of
femur
from
Platymeric
index
and
so,
an
attempt
was
made
to
find
out
the
accuracy
of
correlation
between
total
length
of
femur
and
Platymeric
index
among
West
Bengal
population.
The
present
study
was
also
designed
to
reveal
the number and position of nutrient foramina in respect to the proximal end of femur of both sides.
Materials
and
Methods:
The
study
was
undertaken
in
66
adult
intact
human
femurs
obtained
from
Department
of
Anatomy
of
different
Kolkata
based
medical colleges, for fulfilling objectives. Bone scale and sliding caliper were used to find out the measurements.
Results:
Mean
±
SD
of
Total
length
of
right
and
left
femur
were
42.44
±
2.87cm
and
41.85
±
3.34cm
accordingly.
Robusticity
index
of
left
femur
was
12.50
±0.83
and
right
was
12.36
±0.99.
Platymeric
index
of
left
and
right
femur
were
accordingly
89.76
±9.57
and
93.94
±14.95
and
Foraminal
index
ranged
between
36.28
–
54.98
for
the
left
side
and
33.33
–
62.5
for
the
right
side.
Regression
equation
formula
for
calculating
Total
length
was
Y
=
0.2243
ˣ
X
+
20.69
by
taking
Platymeric
index
as
independent
variable
i.e.
X
and
Total
length
as
dependent
variable
i.e.
Y.
Among
the
total
femurs
examined,
3
showed
triple
foramina
and
19
femurs
had
double
foramina.
4
femurs
had
no
nutrient
foramina;
others
had
single
foramina.
All
nutrient
foramina
were
directed
proximally.
Conclusion:
The
present
study
is
useful
in
calculating
the
length
of
a
long
bone
from
a
given
fragment
which
is
important
mainly
for
medicolegal
and
anthropological
purposes.
Morphometric
data
is
important
for
determination
of
sex,
race,
as
well
as
to
radiologists,
rheumatologist
and
orthopedic
surgeons for diagnosis and planning of treatment.
KEY WORDS:
Femur, Platymeric index, Robusticity index, Foraminal index, Nutrient foramina, Regression formula equation.
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