Abstract
Introduction: Knowledge of the position of nutrient foramen in a long bone can be useful in certain orthopedics procedures. The direction of nutrient foramen in the long bones of limbs is towards the elbow and away from the knee. Objectives: Study of nutrient foramina in humerus and femur bones of both side to obtain foraminal index. Material and Method: In this study 62 humeri and 56 femora were taken from department of Anatomy, Sawai Man Singh medical college, Jaipur. These all were adult human cleaned and dried bones. Bones were examined for the number and location of nutrient foramina. A measuring tape, 24 gauze hypodermal needle and a magnifying hand lens were used. Results: Most of the nutrient foramina were observed to lie on the flexor surface of the bones. Humeri showed a single nutrient foramen in 93.54% as compared to multiple nutrient foramina in 4.84%, and 1.61% humeri did not show any nutrient foramen. Femora were examined possessing single (96.43%) and multiple nutrient foramina (3.57%). Foraminal index (F.I.) was calculated as 57.9 in humerus and 46.4 in femur.
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