Anthropometric Study of Femur In South India.
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2014-10
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Background: Anthropometry provides scientific method and technique for taking various measurements in
different geographic regions and races. The femur is the weight bearing typical long bone of lower limb which
extends from the pelvis to the knee. The anatomical knowledge of different dimensions of femur specially head
and neck of the femur is very essential in anthropological and medico-legal practice for sex determination and
as well as to radiologists, rheumatologists and orthopaedic surgeons for diagnosis and planning of treatment.
Objectives: The objectives of present study to find out the measurements of Platymeric index,Robusticity index
and Foraminal index.
Materials and Methods: In present study have used 250 femurs from different colleges in south India. The
following measurements were conducted Platymeric index, Robusticity index and Foraminal index for both
right and left femur.
Results: The results of present study are the Physiological length of left femur was 44.15+2.35 and right was
43.98+2.15, the Rubusticity index of left femur was 15.26+1.17 and right was 14.34+1.21the Platymetric index
of left femur was 85.70+6.35 and right was 86.32+6.15, the Foraminal index of left femur was between 37-65%
and right was 35-62%.
Conclusion: The present study shows that there is significance different in between right and left femurs
measurements. The anatomical knowledge of different dimensions of femur is very essential in anthropological
and medico-legal practice for sex determination and as well as to radiologists, rheumatologists and orthopedic
surgeons for diagnosis and planning of treatment.
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Platymeric index, Robusticity index, Foraminal index, Femur
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Khan Shakil Mohamad, Saheb Shaik Hussain. Anthropometric Study of Femur In South India. International Journal of Anatomy and Research. 2014 Oct-Dec; 2(4): 630-632.