Abstract :
The variation in presence of number of nutrient foramen is important in
long bones as nutrient foramen gives passage for entrance of nutrient
arteries in to the bone. The present study was conducted on total 114
dry human long bones in department of anatomy, Era's lucknow medical
college, lucknow. . The aim of the study was to determine the number of
nutrient foramen in long bones of upper limb. Ethical approval was
procured from the institutional ethical committee. In our study 97.40%
humerus bones show single nutrient foramen, and 2.60% humerus
bones show double NF, and all the radius and ulna show the single NF.
The results of our study is similar with previous studies. The importance
of knowledge about NF is very use full in orthopedic surgeries and in
micro vascular bone grafting.
Keyword :
Nutrient Foramen, Humerus, Radius, Ulna