Age Related Changes in Proximal Femoral Morphometry: A Cross Sectional Study on estern Odisha Population Nayak Lopamudra1, Baisakh Pratima2,*, Senapati Susmita1, Chinara Prafulla Kumar3 1Tutor, Department of Anatomy, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, K8, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 2Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, K8, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 3Professor Department of Anatomy, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, K8, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Pratima Baisakh, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar Cell: +91-9438844704 Email- drpbaisakh@gmail.com
Online published on 5 May, 2018. Abstract Introduction Fracture of upper end of femur is one of the common cause for morbidity and mortality. Relation between different morphometric indices of proximal femur and its fracture is already established by many authors. However age related changes in femoral morphometry isn't studied in detail. Aims & Objective The present study is to determine the age related changes that occur in proximal femur morphometry in estern Odisha population by analysing their hip radiographs admitted to a tertiary care hospital. Material and Methods This study was a cross sectional study, carried out in 300 patients aged between 30–69 year and they are grouped in 10 years interval. Their hip DEXA scan was analyzed and value of different parameters like hip axis length (HAL), femoral neck axis length (FNAL), femoral neck width (FNW) and femoral neck shaft angle (FNSA) were compared in each group statistically by using latest version of SPSS. Result The mean value of the parameters HAL, FNAL, FNW and FNSA were 103.74mm, 102.01mm, 29.63mm and 127.31 respectively. Mean of the parameters was compared within the age groups by one way analysis of variance. There is significant increase in HAL, FNAL and FNSA as age advances where as FNW was found decreased. (p=0.000). Conclusion From the present study it can be concluded that there is age gradient increase in femoral parameters like hip axis length, neck axis length and neck-shaft angle that may help in evaluating fracture risk in elderly people and may help in making femoral prosthesis for reparing upper end fractures. Top Keywords Femur, Morphometry, DEXA scan. Top |