A study of nutrient foramina in dry adult humeri of South Indian subjects

Background: Vascular insults to the humerus either during fracture dislocation or during surgical correction of fracture may result in delayed healing or non-union of fracture. It is worth to find the number and size of nutrient foramina. The knowledge regarding the nutrient foramina helps to protec...

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Main Authors: Manjunath S Halagatti, Pramod Rangasubhe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:National Journal of Clinical Anatomy
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Online Access:http://www.njca.info/article.asp?issn=2277-4025;year=2012;volume=1;issue=2;spage=76;epage=80;aulast=Halagatti