Saturday, 14 August 2021

Determining the Morphological Variations of Nutrient Foramina in Upper Limb Long Bones | Chapter 18 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 14

 The nutritive artery is a long bone's main source of blood supply, and it's especially vital during the embryonic and foetal stages of growth, as well as during the early stages of ossification. The goal of this research was to look at the topographic architecture and morphology of nutrition foramina in adult human upper limb long bones. The experiment involved 40 upper limb long bones, including 40 humerii, 40 radii, and 40 ulnae. The bones were taken from the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences' department of anatomy in Jalandhar. The number and position of nutrient foramen in distinct upper limb bones were discovered to differ. Double and triple foramina were discovered in the humerus. At the maximum, double foramina were found in the radius and ulna. Radius was found to be devoid of nutrition foramen. The understanding of these foramina is beneficial in surgical treatments.


Author (S) Details

Mamta Sharma
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Jalandhar, India.

Rajeev Prashar
SMO I/C CHC Fattudhinga, Kapurthala, India.

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