Anatomical & morphometric study of acetabulum in adult dry human pelvic bone
European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine,
2022, Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 1342-1346
Abstract
Background: The acetabulum is a cup‑shaped cavity present on the lateral side of the hip bone. Morphometry of acetabular fossa serves as a baseline data for construction of prostheses of acetabulum in clinical practice. Present study was aimed to study Morphometric characteristics of acetabulum in adult dry human pelvic bone.Material and Methods: Present study was descriptive, observational study, conducted in human adult dry hip bones of unknown age and sex.
Results: In present study, 96 undamaged acetabulum of adult dry human hip bone of unknown age and gender were studied. Mean diameter of acetabulum in left side was 48.12 ± 8.81 mm & right side was 44.71 ± 8.97 mm, difference was not significant statistically. Mean depth of acetabulum in left side was 26.62 ± 3.28 mm & in right side was 23.98 ± 3.19 mm, difference was not significant statistically. Width of acetabular notch in left side was 32.51 ± 3.92 mm & right side was 34.89 ± 3.35 mm, difference was not significant statistically. Anterior acetabular ridge was curved (45.83 %) in majority of cases, followed by straight (30.21 %), angular (19.79 %) and irregular (4.17 %). Hip bones showed pointed anterior end and lunate posterior end (73.96 %) in majority cases, while others were anterior and posterior ends of labrum are lunate shaped (18.75 %) & both anterior and posterior ends of labrum were pointed (7.29 %).
Conclusion: Morphometric studies of hip bone are of importance not only to anatomist and anthropologists, but is of great value to osteologists, forensic medicine experts and orthopedicians.
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