@article{Ashok Kumar Sing_Rekha Kumari_2019, title={Evaluation of Nutrient Foramina of the Dry Adult Human Femur Bone of North Indian Population}, volume={5}, url={http://aijournals.com/index.php/aanat/article/view/992}, DOI={10.21276/aanat.2019.5.2.6}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Femur bone&nbsp; is a highly vascular structure with unique&nbsp; features&nbsp; in&nbsp; its blood supply&nbsp; via numerous foramina&nbsp; located&nbsp; over&nbsp; its&nbsp; different&nbsp; segments,&nbsp; being&nbsp; named&nbsp; as&nbsp; vascular&nbsp; foramina .&nbsp; Among&nbsp; vascular foramina,&nbsp; nutrient&nbsp; foramen&nbsp; is&nbsp; an&nbsp; important one which&nbsp; gives way&nbsp; to&nbsp; the&nbsp; nutrient&nbsp; artery. <strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate the nutrient foramina of the dry adult human femur bone of north Indian population. <strong>Subjects and Methods</strong>: The present study was undertaken using 50 dry adult human Femur bones&nbsp; of North Indian population. The samples were collected from the Anatomy department of the institute. <strong>Results: </strong>In&nbsp; the present&nbsp; study, among&nbsp; foramina of 50 dry adult human Femora,&nbsp; 31&nbsp; Femora&nbsp; had&nbsp; single&nbsp; nutrient&nbsp; foramen,&nbsp; 18&nbsp; had&nbsp; two&nbsp; nutrient&nbsp; foramina&nbsp; and&nbsp; 1&nbsp; had&nbsp; three&nbsp; nutrient foramina.&nbsp; The medial&nbsp; lip&nbsp; of&nbsp; lineaaspera&nbsp; of&nbsp; Femur&nbsp; depicted&nbsp; the&nbsp; presence&nbsp; of&nbsp; nutrient&nbsp; foramina&nbsp; in majority&nbsp; of bones suggesting the entry zone for nourishment of shaft by perforating arteries. Size of nutrient foramina were ranging from size ? 0.55 mm to size ? 1.27 mm. Direction of nutrient foramina of all the Femora were directed upwards. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> This&nbsp; study may&nbsp; help&nbsp; orthopaedic&nbsp; surgeons&nbsp; in&nbsp; planning&nbsp; the&nbsp; surgical&nbsp; treatment&nbsp; of&nbsp; fracture&nbsp; of Femur&nbsp; with&nbsp; a&nbsp; possible &nbsp;reduction&nbsp; in&nbsp; post-operative&nbsp; complications.&nbsp; Combined&nbsp; periosteal&nbsp; and&nbsp; medullary blood supply&nbsp; to&nbsp; the bone cortex helps&nbsp; to explain&nbsp; the success of&nbsp; intramedullary&nbsp; reaming of&nbsp; long bone&nbsp; fractures particularly in the weight bearing Femur.</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={Academia Anatomica International}, author={Ashok Kumar Sing and Rekha Kumari}, year={2019}, month={Oct.}, pages={18-21} }