Nadia Ahmad, Ammara Ghafoor, Waqas Iqbal, Mamoona Shaukat, Ayesha Khalid, Izza Ahmad.
An Anatomical study of Proximal End of Femur in Human Cadavers from a Single Center in Pakistan.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Jan ;7(01):17-20.

Objective: To measure the anatomical parameters of the proximal end of femur among local population from a single center of Pakistan. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on sixty non paired human cadaveric femorii at the Department of Anatomy, Sharif Medical & Dental College, Lahore from September to December 2020. Exclusion criteria were considered as fractured or damaged bones. The total length of the femur in cm, the diameter of femur head in mm, length of femur neck in mm, the diameter of femur neck in mm, the thickness of femur neck in mm, and neck-shaft angle in degrees were observed and measured for each femur. Results: Total number of femorii studied was sixty out of which 31 were right-sided and 29 were left-sided. The mean length of the right femorii was 44.78+/-1.29 cm whereas the left femorii mean length was 44.62+/-2.01 cm. The total mean length of 60 femorii was 44.7+/-1.66 cm. The neck shaft angle of the right femorii was 122.29+/-4.93 degrees, whereas of left femorii was 124.07+/-4.26 degrees. The total mean neck-shaft angle of 60 femorii was 123.15+/-4.66 degrees. However, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) showed statistically no significant difference between the various anatomical parameters of right and left femorii. Conclusion: There was no statistically significant difference recorded between anatomical parameters length, diameter of femur, length, thickness & diameter of femoral neck, and neck-shaft angle of the right and left femorii. Keywords: Neck-shaft angle. Femur. Femur length. Femur neck length.

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