Summary
The present study analyzed the location and number of the diaphysial nutrient foramina in six long bones of adult human skeletons of unknown age and sex from a statistical view point. The diaphysial nutrient foramina in the humerus, are located at between 50 and 65 % of the total length; in the radius and ulna, at between 25 and 50 %; in the femur, at between 25 and 58 %; in the tibia, at between 30 and 40 %; and in the fibula at between 35 and 67 %, i.e. the middle third of the bone. Also studied were the anatomical position and number of the diaphysial nutrient foramina in each bone.
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Ce travail est une étude statistique du siège et du nombre des trous nourriciers de la diaphyse des six os longs de sujets adultes d'âge et de sexe non connus. Le niveau du trou nourricier de la diaphyse humérale se situe entre 50 et 65 % de la longueur totale de l'os; au niveau du radius et de l'ulna, il est entre 25 et 50 %; au niveau du fémur, entre 25 et 58 %; au niveau du tibia entre 30 et 40 % et au niveau de la fibula entre 35 et 67 %, c'est-à-dire au tiers moyen de l'os. La situation anatomique exacte et le nombre de trous nourriciers a été également Précisé pour chaque os.
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Campos, F.F., Pellico, L.G., Alias, M.G. et al. A study of the nutrient foramina in human long bones. Surg Radiol Anat 9, 251–255 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02109636
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