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Type of Article: Original Research

Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 4 | Page No. 1665-1668

Date of Publication: 31-12-2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2015.310

RECONSTRUCTION OF TOTAL LENGTH OF FEMUR FROM ITS PROXIMAL AND DISTAL FRAGMENTS

Ajay M. Parmar * ¹, Kanan P. Shah ², Jatin Goda ³, Brijesh Aghera ⁴, G. C. Agarwal ⁵.

^*1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
² Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
³ Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
⁵ Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Address: Dr. Ajay Parmar, Department of Anatomy, Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Bhilo Ka Bedla, Pratappura, Udaipur- 313001, Rajasthan, India.
E-Mail: drajay9118@gmail.com

Abstract

Aims and Objectives: To find out the correlation between maximum length of femur and its proximal & distal fragments. and to formulate regression equation for estimation of stature from maximum femoral length.
Materials and methods: This study consists 50 femur (27 of right side & 23 of left side). The maximum length of femur, proximal (P1,P2,P3,P4) and distal (D1,D2,D3,D4) measurements was taken with help of  osteometric board and by vernier calliper.
Results: The correlation found in P1,P2,P3,P4, D1,D4 on right side femur and P2, P3, P4, D1, D4 on left side femur. The strongest correlation observed in the D4 on right femur and P2 of left femur. The result obtained were analysed and derived regression equation between maximum femoral length and its proximal and distal fragments.
Conclusion: The positive correlation between maximum femoral length and its proximal and distal fragments and regression equations derived in this study helpful to estimate stature in Medico-legal investigations and in Anthropometry.
KEY WORDS: Femur, Fragmentary Length of Femur, Regression Equation, Stature Estimation.

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Ajay M. Parmar, Kanan P. Shah, Jatin Goda, Brijesh Aghera, G. C. Agarwal. RECONSTRUCTION OF TOTAL LENGTH OF FEMUR FROM ITS PROXIMAL AND DISTAL FRAGMENTS. Int J Anat Res 2015;3(4):1665-1668. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2015.310