COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CARRYING ANGLE IN SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION K.Praveen * 1 , R.Saranya 2 . *1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Al-Azhar Medical College and Super Specialty Hospitals, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India. Corresponding   author:   K.Praveen,   Assistant   Professor,   Department   of   Anatomy,   Al-Azhar   Medical   College   and   Super   Specialty   Hospitals,   Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. E-Mail: dr.pravin@hotmail.com ABSTRACT Introduction:   Carrying   angle   (CA)   is   the   acute   angle   made   by   the   median   axis   of   the   arm   with   that   of   the   fully   extended   and   supinated   forearm.   Studies conducted   to   compare   the   differences   between   radiologically   and   clinically   measured   carrying   angle   are   only   few   and   mostly   showing   contradictory   results. Furthermore,   there   is   a   dearth   of   evidence   in   the   literature   regarding   differences   between   the   CA   in   both   sexes   depending   upon   the   ossification   of   arm   and forearm bones. Aim:  To compare the data obtained by measuring CA by manual and radiographic methods in age group 16 - 25 years. Materials and Methods: CA was measured in 100 individuals of both sexes by clinical and radiological methods using manual goniometer. Results:  The present study shows significant gender difference and no significant difference between the clinical and radiological methods. Conclusion:  Unnecessary exposure of X-rays to children, young adults and pregnant women can be avoided, by measuring CA by clinical methods. KEY WORDS: CA, Post-Pubertal Age, Clinical & Radiological Methods, Elbow Prostheses. References 1 . Julien   Chapleau,   Fanny   CanetA,YvanPetit,G-Yves   Laflamme,   Dominique   M.   Rouleau,   .   Validity   of   Goniometric   Elbow   Measurements   Comparative   Study with a Radiographic Method.Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2011;469(11):3134-3140. 2 . Yilmaz   E1,   Karakurt   L,   Belhan   O,   Bulut   M,   Serin   E,   Avci   M..   Variation   of   carrying   angle   with   age,   sex,   and   special   reference   to   side.   Orthopedics 2005;28(11):1-13. 3 . SushmithaBaskar,   Saravana   Kumar.   Variations   in   Carrying   Angle   between   Two   Sexes   on   Complete   Extension.   Journal   of   Pharmaceutical   Sciences   and Research 2013;5(12):1-13. 4 . Mehmet   Tükenmez,   Hüseyin   Dem.Rel,   S›tk›   Perç.N,   Gündüz   Tezeren.   Measurement   of   the   carrying   angle   of   the   elbow   in   2,000   children   at   ages   six   and fourteen years. ActaOrthopaedicaetTraumatologicaTurcica 2004;38(4):274-276. 5 . ChisomEliakim-Ikechukwu   Love   Atu,   MfonEtika   and   Gabriel   Udo-   affah.   The   Carrying   Angle   of   the   Ibo   and   Yoruba   Ethnic   Groups   of   Nigeria   and   its Relationship with the Height of Individuals. Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare 2012;2(11):274-276. 6 . B.   Kumar,   Shakunthalapai,   Biswabina   ray,   Snigdhamishra,   Siddaraju   KS,   A.   K.   Pandey,   Binu   s.   Radiographic   study   of   carrying   angle   and   morphometry   of skeletal elements of human elbow. Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology 2010;51(3):521-526. 7 . Mohammad   Omar   Alsubael,   AbdelmonemAwad   M.   Hegazy.   Radigraphic   Evaluation   of   the   Normal   Elbow   Carrying   Angle   in   Adults.   Journal   of   Medical Science 2010;10(2):40-44. 8 . Paraskevas   G,   Papadopoulos   A,   Papaziogas   B.   Study   of   the   carrying   angle   of   the   human   elbow   joint   in   full   extension:   a   morphometric   analysis.   Surgical and radiological anatomy 2004;26(1):19-23. 9 . Bernardo   Barcellos   earth;   Bruno   Costa   Silva   Mello;   Bella   Henrique   Freire   de   Carvalho;   Eiffel   Dobashi,   Tsuyoshi;   José   Antonio   Pinto;   Akira   Ishida.   Age evolution of the carrying angle of the elbow: clinical and radiographic study. Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 2011;19(2):1-7. 10. Chein-Wei Chang, Yi-Chian Wang, Chang- Hung Chu. Increased Carrying Angle is a Risk Factor for Nontraumatic Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2008;466(9):2190-2195.