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Type of Article: Original Research

Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 3 | Page No. 2730-2733

Date of Publication: 31-08-2016

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.318

STUDY OF VERTICAL DIAMETER OF HEAD OF FEMUR IN SOUTH INDIAN CADAVERS

Ashish kamdi *¹, Ashita Kaore ², S. Saritha ³.

^*1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Durg, Chattisgarh, India.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

³ Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy,Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences,Hyderabad.

Address: Dr. Ashish Kamdi, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Durg, Chattisgarh, India. Mobile no.: +919522582194 E-Mail: drashishkamdi@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The hip joint which was originally referred to as a ball and socket joint. The articular surface on the femoral head is a spheroidal or slighty ovoid.The present study was undertaken to note the average diameter of the femoral head in South Indian cadaveric hip joints. This study is done with soft tissues in situ.
Material and Methods: The present study was carried out on 50 cadavers, 40 male and 10 female in the age group 30-70 years human cadavers from the department of Anatomy. With the soft tissue in situ and using Vernier calipers of 1/50 mm accuracy,vertical diameter of head of femur was taken.
Results: In the present study the average vertical diameter of head of femur was found to be 45.32mm in males and 42.32 mm in females.
Conclusion: There is small difference in the vertical diameter of femoral heads of two sides in the same individual, but this is statistically insignificant. The average vertical diameter of head of femur was found to be greater in males than in females. Availability of such data can help in constructing best possible prostheses for patients of total hip replacement.
Key words: Hip joint, Head of Femur, Vernier caliper.

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Ashish kamdi, Ashita Kaore, S. Saritha. STUDY OF VERTICAL DIAMETER OF HEAD OF FEMUR IN SOUTH INDIAN CADAVERS. Int J Anat Res 2016;4(3):2730-2733. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.318