Study on Neck Shaft Angle And Femoral Length of South Indian Femurs.
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2014-10
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Background: Femoral nek anteversion describes the angle subtended by the femoral neck with reference to
the transcondylar plane of the distal end of the femur and is usually 15° to 45°. This along with the neck shaft
angle, hip axis length, femoral neck width influence the risk of femoral neck fracture. Femoral neck anteversion
angle has to be taken into consideration when reduction and fixation is selected as a method of treatment.
Objectives: The objectives of present study to find out the measurements of Neck shaft angle, Femoral Length
and Neck Length of femur.
Materials and Methods: In present study have used 250 femurs from different colleges in south India. The
following measurements were conducted Neck shaft angle, Femoral Length and Neck Length of femur.
Results: The results of present study are the length of femur was 446.2+26.39mm, right femur was
446.6+26.66mm and left femur was 445.8+26.12mm, the Neck Length femur was 36.3+4.2mm, right femur
was 36.1+4.1mm and left femur was 36.4+4.3m. the neck shaft angle of femur was 137.10 , right femur was
137.30 and left femur was 136.90.
Conclusion: There is no significance difference between right and left femur measurements. Orthopaedists
and Radiologists use the normal range and means of the neck shaft angle in the diagnosis and treatment of the
disease of the hip. The angle is increased in congenital subluxation and dislocation of the hip, poliomyelitis,
cerebral palsy and idiopathic scoliosis and decreased in the congenital coxavara , post traumatic coxa vara due
to malunited femoral neck and inter trochanteric fractures.
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Femoral Length, Neck Length, Neck Shaft angle and Femur
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Khan Shakil Mohamad, Saheb Shaik Hussain. Study on Neck Shaft Angle And Femoral Length of South Indian Femurs. International Journal of Anatomy and Research. 2014 Oct-Dec; 2(4): 633-635.