Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF NUTRIENT FORAMINA OF HUMAN ULNA IN TELANGANA REGION

Dr. K. R. S. Prasad Rao, Dr. V. Janaki

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 The major blood supply to the long bones occurs through the nutrient arteries, which enters through the nutrient foramina. Nutrient foramina play an important role in nutrition and growth of the bones. Most of the nutrient arteries follow the rule, ‘to the elbow I go, from the knee I flee‘ but they are variable in position. In this study variation in number, location, direction & its importance in the growing end of long bones were studied in the Adult Human Ulna bones. A total of 98 ulnae were studied, of which 42 were belonging to the left side and 46 were belonging to the right side. Total number of nutrient foramen were 152, of which Single nutrient foramen found in 66(66 Foramina), Double nutrient foramen found in 20 bones(40Foramina),Three foramina found in4 bones(12 Foramina),Four foramina found in 6 bones (24 Foramina) and 5 foramina found in 2 bones (10 Foramina). Most of the nutrient foramen found in the middle 1/3rd of shaft of ulna. Most of the foramina are found on anterior surface of ulna(138 foramina) . All the nutrient foramen directed upwards i.e. towards elbow. Average length of ulna was 25.99cms; average distance of nutrient foramen from the upper end was 8.5 cms. The study of nutrient foramina is not only of academic interest but also in medico–legal practice in relation to their position.

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Dr. K.R.S.PRASAD RAO, Dr.V.JANAKI MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF NUTRIENT FORAMINA OF HUMAN ULNA IN TELANGANA REGION International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 9 |September 2016

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