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MORPHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF CLAVICLE AND ITS UTILITY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CLAVICULAR FRACTURES

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Archana Srivastava, Deepanshu Shukla, Ajay Singh Rajput
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s1.078

Abstract

Background: The clavicle is a subcutaneous bone most frequently fractured at the junction of medial 2/3rd and lateral 1/3rd of its shaft. Surgical management requires detailed knowledge about the anatomy of the clavicle. The knowledge about the morphometry of clavicle is important for surgeons as well as orthopaedic surgeons. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Career Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Lucknow. 40 dry, adult, human clavicles from right and left sides each were studied using digital sliding calipers. Parameters like length, medial and lateral width, medial, lateral epiphyseal and medial diaphyseal diameters, medial and lateral bending radius were measured. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS software. Results: Right clavicles were shorter than the left clavicle. The median diaphyseal diameter was significantly smaller than the medial and lateral epiphyseal diameter signifying the narrowness of the region. The results revealed that average lateral angle of right side and medial angle of the left side were significantly more. Conclusion: Success of the clavicular fracture management depends largely on the morphometric knowledge of the clavicle. The morphometric values also may help the anthropologists as well as the forensic experts

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