Original Research Article
Year: 2023 | Month: January | Volume: 10 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 729-733
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230183
Morphometric and Topographic Study of Nutrient Foramen in Human Clavicle in North India
Dr Zeenat Akhtar1, Dr Manjote Kour Sahni2, Dr Farida Khanam3, Dr Sangeeta Gupta4, Dr Jyotsna Kitchlu5
1Department of Anatomy, GMC Kathua
2Department of Anatomy GMC Srinagar
3Department of Anatomy, GMC Kathua
4Department of Anatomy, GMC, Jammu
5Department of Anatomy, AIIMS, Jammu
Corresponding Author: Dr. Jyotsna Kitchlu
ABSTRACT
Background& Aims: The Clavicle also known as Collar bone is the only long bone of the human skeleton which is placed horizontally. The vascularized bone like clavicle helps principally in bone grafting and joint allograft. The morphometrical and topographical knowledge of nutrient foramina is very important in surgical and orthopaedical procedures. The aim of this study is to determine the number, position, location and direction of nutrient foramen in human clavicle bones.
Material and methods: The present study was conducted on 60 human dry adult clavicle bones of unknown age and sex, which were obtained from the Department of Anatomy, Govt Medical college, Jammu.
Results: The nutrient foramen was present in all 60 (100%) clavicle bones. One nutrient foramen was present in 63.3%, two in 28.3% and three in 8.3% of clavicles. Total 87 nutrient foramina were observed in our study. The nutrient foramina were predominantly located in the middle 1/3rd of the clavicle bones. In addition, the predominant position of nutrient foramen was on inferior surface of clavicle. The direction of nutrient foramina in all clavicle bones was towards the acromial end in present study.
Conclusion: The knowledge of nutrient foramina is very important in surgical and orthopaedical procedures like bone grafting and more recently in microsurgical vascularised bone transplantation.
Keywords: Morphometric and topographic study, nutrient foramen, human clavicle
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