Densities of Foetal Clavicles during Second and Third Trimesters

  • Farah Ghaus Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, J.N.M.C, Aligarh, UP, India.
  • Nusra Rahman Senior Resident, Department of Anatomy, J.N.M.C, Aligarh, UP, India.
  • Rati tandon Senior Resident, Department of Anatomy, J.N.M.C, Aligarh, UP, India.
  • Arsalan Moinuddin Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, NIMS, Jaipur, UP, India.
  • Waqar Akram Junior Resident, Department of Anatomy, J.N.M.C, Aligarh, UP, India.
  • Nafis Ahmad Faruqi Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, J.N.M.C, Aligarh, UP, India.
Keywords: Clavicle, density, foetus, second trimester, third trimester

Abstract

Background: Density of bone is directly affected by mineralization, which makes visualization by ultrasonography possible to follow foetal growth from early gestation to term. Clavicle being the first bone to ossify and the only bone to transmit upper limb weight to the axial skeleton, receives special attention by the scientists. Methods: Forty-nine foetal clavicles were divided into five groups. Statistically densities of the clavicles were measured and values between groups were compared. Results: Density was constant in all the groups and both in males and females. Conclusion: It was concluded that matrix formation in clavicles keeps pace with their mineralization during 2nd and 3rd trimesters.

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Published
2017-06-15
How to Cite
Ghaus, F., Rahman, N., tandon, R., Moinuddin, A., Akram, W., & Faruqi, N. A. (2017). Densities of Foetal Clavicles during Second and Third Trimesters. Academia Anatomica International, 1(1), 30-33. https://doi.org/10.21276/aanat.2015.1.1.7