Type of Article: Original Research
Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 3 | Page No. 2804-2808
Date of Publication: 30-09-2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.335
A MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF VARIATIONS IN SACRAL HIATUS OF DRY HUMAN BONES
Mritunjay Pandey.
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Major S. D. Singh Medical College & Hospital, Farrukhabad (U.P.), India.
Address: Dr. Mritunjay Pandey, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Major S. D. Singh Medical College & Hospital, Farrukhabad (U.P.), India.
E-Mail: mritudoc@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The present study was carried out on 100 dry sacra to evaluate the different morphometrical variations of Sacral Hiatus according to sex among the population of west Bengal.
Materials and Methods: The different parameters of 100 Sacrum (50 male, 50 female) were studied by naked eye observation and measured with the help of Martin’s callipers.
Observation and results: The most common shape of Sacral Hiatus was Inverted-U shaped, followed by Inverted-V shaped. The apex was most commonly present at the level of 4th Sacral segment and the base of the Sacral Hiatus was present most commonly against the body of 5th Sacral segment. The mean length of the Sacral Hiatus of male Sacra was 19.86mm, whereas that of female Sacra was 21.12 mm.
Conclusion: No significant sexual dimorphism exists considering all the parameters of Sacral Hiatus. There are anatomical variations in the shape and level of the Sacral Hiatus which may lead to failure of caudal anaesthesia.
Key words: Dry Sacra, Sacral Hiatus, Epidural/Caudal Anaesthesia.
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Mritunjay Pandey. A MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF VARIATIONS IN SACRAL HIATUS OF DRY HUMAN BONES. Int J Anat Res 2016;4(3):2804-2808. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.335
