Morphometric Study of Maximum Antero-Posterior and Curved Antero-Posterior Diameter of the Head of the Dry Humerus Bone

Authors

  • Shah Md Atiqul Haque Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
  • Tasnova Mehataz Indoor Medical Officer, Department of Anaesthesiology, Community Based Medical College Hospital Bangladesh, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
  • Farzana Afros Assistant Health Officer, Dhaka North City Corporation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Mst Ismatsara Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
  • Muntasir Ahmed Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Netrokona Medical College, Netrokona, Bangladesh.
  • Tithi Rani Biswas Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Army Medical College, Jashore, Bangladesh.
  • Sabiha Tanzeem Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
  • Dhrubajit Debnath Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
  • Sanjib Kumar Bose Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Gonoshasthaya Samaj Vittik Medical College, Mirzanagar, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Niloy Kumar Pal Clinical Pathologist, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/cbmj.v14i1.79304

Keywords:

Morphometry, head of humerus, Bangladeshi population

Abstract

The humerus is a typical long bone of the upper limb; its head articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula to form the shoulder joint. The rounded head of the humerus is too weakly supported in the scapular glenoid cavity lined by the glenoid labrum; hence, it forms one of the most mobile and most unstable joints. Our study aims to determine the morphometry of the dry humeral head. This cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out in the Department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College, Bangladesh, from July 2021 to June 2022. We took 100 (right=43 and left=57) samples through the purposive sampling. Any damaged, unossified or fractured bones were excluded. The maximum anteroposterior diameter of the head of the humerus was measured by using digital slide calipers, while the curved anteroposterior diameter of the head was measured by using flexible measuring tape. The mean anteroposterior diameter of the head was found 38.665±3.206 mm at right side and 38.321±3.115 mm at left side. The mean curved anteroposterior diameter of the head was found 57.116±5.499 mm and 54.789±4.977 mm at right and left side respectively. Our findings are expected to be helpful for clinical anatomists, orthopedic surgeons, anthropologists, and radiologists for academic teaching and clinical decision making.

CBMJ 2025 January: Vol. 14 No. 01 P: 66-69

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2025-01-30

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Haque, S. M. A., Mehataz, T., Afros, F., Ismatsara, M., Ahmed, M., Biswas, T. R., … Pal, N. K. (2025). Morphometric Study of Maximum Antero-Posterior and Curved Antero-Posterior Diameter of the Head of the Dry Humerus Bone. Community Based Medical Journal, 14(1), 66–69. https://doi.org/10.3329/cbmj.v14i1.79304

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