Title

A Morphometric Study to Find Correlations among Various Dimensions of Proximal End of Humerus of Telugu Population.

Authors

Datta, Sinchal

Abstract

Background: Long bones from skeletal remains are useful for identification of the deceased, estimation of stature, determination of sex etc. in case of fracture of proximal humerus, the contra lateral head dimensions are used as a template for making prosthesis in replacement surgery. Aims and Objectives: To study and compare the morphometric data of proximal end of humerus of Telugu population with similar studies of other ethnic populations, and generate regression equations using the measured parameters. Material and Methods: Study was conducted on 159 unpaired dry humeri (72 right and 87 left) from the collection of Department of Anatomy, Mamata Medical College, Khammam, Using slide calliper and Osteometric board. Results: The mean of maximum length of humeri of right/ left side were 309.88 ± 20.07/ 303.97 ± 22.07, the mean of transverse diameter of humeri of head of right/ left were 38.95 ± 3.38/38.21 ± 3.68, the mean of vertical diameter of humeri of right/ left were 42.77 ± 3.86/41.28 ± 3.84, the mean of circumference of surgical neck of right/left were 81.18 ± 8.47/79.58 ± 7.30. Circumference of surgical neck had a strong positive correlation with transverse diameter & vertical diameter of head which was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The morphometric parameters of proximal end of right humeri were found to greater than that of the left humeri. The mean humeral length was similar to that found in studies of various Indian populations.

Subjects

HUMERUS; IDENTIFICATION of the dead; HUMAN skeleton; ANTHROPOMETRY; MEDICAL schools; ETHNIC studies

Publication

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 4, p531

ISSN

0973-9122

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11536