The Study Of Nutrient Foramen Of Bones Of Arm And Forearm In Adults
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Date
2018-01
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Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital
Abstract
The variation in presence of number of nutrient foramen is important in long bones as nutrient foramen gives passage for entrance of nutrient arteries in to the bone. The present study was conducted on total 114 dry human long bones in department of anatomy, Era's lucknow medical college, lucknow. . The aim of the study was to determine the number of nutrient foramen in long bones of upper limb. Ethical approval was procured from the institutional ethical committee. In our study 97.40% humerus bones show single nutrient foramen, and 2.60% humerus bones show double NF, and all the radius and ulna show the single NF. The results of our study is similar with previous studies. The importance of knowledge about NF is very use full in orthopedic surgeries and in micro vascular bone grafting.
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Nutrient Foramen, Humerus, Radius, Ulna
Citation
Mishra Anand Kumar, Jaiswal Sonia, Sharma P. K., Tewari Vineeta. The Study Of Nutrient Foramen Of Bones Of Arm And Forearm In Adults. Era's Journal of Medical Research. 2018 Jan-Jun; 5(1): 28-31