C. Siddaramulu1, I. Vinayaka Naik2, Arun Kumar S. Bilodi3
AIM OF THE STUDY
The objective of the present study is to know the positions, directions, number of nutrient foramina and their percentage of incidences in unknown dry femur bones obtained from the Department of Anatomy of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Kadapa.
PLACE OF STUDY
Unknown dry femur bones from the department of anatomy, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh constituted the materials for the present study.
PERIOD OF STUDY
This study was done during the month of August-September of 2015.
MATERIALS & METHODS
Sixty four Unknown dry femora were studied in the department of anatomy of the above institution. Each femur was examined for the presence of number of nutrient foramina, their direction, their location was noted and their percentage of incidences was calculated.
RESULTS
The results of nutrient foramina in the femora were tabulated in various table forms respectively. On the right side of the shaft of the femur nutrient foramina 35.41% were in the upper 1/3rd, 58.3% were in the middle 1/3rd, 4.16% in the lower 1/3rd and 66.66% on the linea aspera, 12.5% on the lateral surface, 16.66% on the medial surface. On the left side of the shaft of femur nutrient foramina were 22.91% in the upper 1/3rd, 64.58% in middle 1/3rd, 2.08% in the lower 1/3rd and 43.75% on the linea aspera, 12.5% on the lateral surface and 31.25% on the medial surface.
