INTRODUCTION: Radius is one of the most important bony structures of our skeletal system. Anatomical knowledge of radius bone helps in advancement of surgeries.Anatomy of radius is practically important for orthopedic and plastic surgeons.

AIM: Very few studies on radius are available in Indian population, especially North Indians. The present study is therefore designed on dry human radius for morphological and morphometric analysis.The outcome of present study highlights the need for imaging the contralateral bones to get optimal, beneficial results in various surgical and corrective procedures.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The material for the present study comprised of 100 dried human adult radii randomly obtained from the Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College,Jammu. All the radii obtained were without any gross abnormality. Each radius was labeled from 1 to 100 with suffix ‘R’ for right and ‘L’ for the left. Various parameters of the proximal and distal ends of radius were studied.

RESULTSAND CONCLUSION:The data obtained from current trial can be used as baseline data for future studies in the department of Anatomy, Radiology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics.