Morphological and Topographical Anatomy of the Nutrient Foramen on 176 Humeri and Current Literature Review

Elif Bayraktar; Latif Sağlam; Osman Coşkun; Ahmet Ertaş; Özcan Gayretli

Makale detayları

Morphological and Topographical Anatomy of the Nutrient Foramen on 176 Humeri and Current Literature Review

Yazarlar:

Elif Bayraktar | Latif Sağlam | Osman Coşkun | Ahmet Ertaş | Özcan Gayretli

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ortopedi

Dergi:

Sakarya Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.200-207

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358004

pISSN:

2146-409X

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Özet:

 The nutrient foramen of the humerus NFH is an important anatomical structure as it transports the nutrient artery that feeds the humerus. Our goal was to investigate morphological and morphometric features of the NFH. In total, 176 85 right, 91 left dry adult human humeri were examined. We investigated the frequency, topographic position, and direction of NFHs. The distances of NFH to certain landmarks were also measured. Lastly, the foraminal index FI was determined. Humerus with one NFH and two NFHs were 151 85.8 and 22 12.5, respectively. NFHs were absent in 3 1.7 of humeri. All NFHs were downward. The mean shortest distances of the NFH to the most prominent point of the head of the humerus were found as 17.842.64 cm in the humerus with a single NFH and 17.322.76 cm in the humerus with a double NFH, respectively. The mean shortest distances of the NFH to the tip of the medial epicondyle were 11.391.89 cm in the humerus with a single NFH and 13.012.93 cm in the humerus with two NFHs. The overall average FI was 57. With this study, the distances of NFHs to certain landmarks were documented separately for single NFHs and double NFHs. Moreover, NFHs are most densely located in the middle third. We believe that this data may be helpful to orthopedic surgeons in terms of pre- and intraoperative planning and reaching NFHs more easily.

 The nutrient foramen of the humerus NFH is an important anatomical structure as it transports the nutrient artery that feeds the humerus. Our goal was to investigate morphological and morphometric features of the NFH. In total, 176 85 right, 91 left dry adult human humeri were examined. We investigated the frequency, topographic position, and direction of NFHs. The distances of NFH to certain landmarks were also measured. Lastly, the foraminal index FI was determined. Humerus with one NFH and two NFHs were 151 85.8 and 22 12.5, respectively. NFHs were absent in 3 1.7 of humeri. All NFHs were downward. The mean shortest distances of the NFH to the most prominent point of the head of the humerus were found as 17.842.64 cm in the humerus with a single NFH and 17.322.76 cm in the humerus with a double NFH, respectively. The mean shortest distances of the NFH to the tip of the medial epicondyle were 11.391.89 cm in the humerus with a single NFH and 13.012.93 cm in the humerus with two NFHs. The overall average FI was 57. With this study, the distances of NFHs to certain landmarks were documented separately for single NFHs and double NFHs. Moreover, NFHs are most densely located in the middle third. We believe that this data may be helpful to orthopedic surgeons in terms of pre- and intraoperative planning and reaching NFHs more easily.

 The nutrient foramen of the humerus NFH is an important anatomical structure as it transports the nutrient artery that feeds the humerus. Our goal was to investigate morphological and morphometric features of the NFH. In total, 176 85 right, 91 left dry adult human humeri were examined. We investigated the frequency, topographic position, and direction of NFHs. The distances of NFH to certain landmarks were also measured. Lastly, the foraminal index FI was determined. Humerus with one NFH and two NFHs were 151 85.8 and 22 12.5, respectively. NFHs were absent in 3 1.7 of humeri. All NFHs were downward. The mean shortest distances of the NFH to the most prominent point of the head of the humerus were found as 17.842.64 cm in the humerus with a single NFH and 17.322.76 cm in the humerus with a double NFH, respectively. The mean shortest distances of the NFH to the tip of the medial epicondyle were 11.391.89 cm in the humerus with a single NFH and 13.012.93 cm in the humerus with two NFHs. The overall average FI was 57. With this study, the distances of NFHs to certain landmarks were documented separately for single NFHs and double NFHs. Moreover, NFHs are most densely located in the middle third. We believe that this data may be helpful to orthopedic surgeons in terms of pre- and intraoperative planning and reaching NFHs more easily.

 The nutrient foramen of the humerus NFH is an important anatomical structure as it transports the nutrient artery that feeds the humerus. Our goal was to investigate morphological and morphometric features of the NFH. In total, 176 85 right, 91 left dry adult human humeri were examined. We investigated the frequency, topographic position, and direction of NFHs. The distances of NFH to certain landmarks were also measured. Lastly, the foraminal index FI was determined. Humerus with one NFH and two NFHs were 151 85.8 and 22 12.5, respectively. NFHs were absent in 3 1.7 of humeri. All NFHs were downward. The mean shortest distances of the NFH to the most prominent point of the head of the humerus were found as 17.842.64 cm in the humerus with a single NFH and 17.322.76 cm in the humerus with a double NFH, respectively. The mean shortest distances of the NFH to the tip of the medial epicondyle were 11.391.89 cm in the humerus with a single NFH and 13.012.93 cm in the humerus with two NFHs. The overall average FI was 57. With this study, the distances of NFHs to certain landmarks were documented separately for single NFHs and double NFHs. Moreover, NFHs are most densely located in the middle third. We believe that this data may be helpful to orthopedic surgeons in terms of pre- and intraoperative planning and reaching NFHs more easily.

Makale detayları

Morphological and Topographical Anatomy of the Nutrient Foramen on 176 Humeri and Current Literature Review

Yazarlar:

Elif Bayraktar | Latif Sağlam | Osman Coşkun | Ahmet Ertaş | Özcan Gayretli

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ortopedi

Dergi:

Sakarya Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.200-207

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358004

pISSN:

2146-409X

Nutrient foramen of humerus

Nutrient artery

Topographic location

Foraminal index

Sayı

Makale detayları

Morphological and Topographical Anatomy of the Nutrient Foramen on 176 Humeri and Current Literature Review

Yazarlar: Elif Bayraktar | Latif Sağlam | Osman Coşkun | Ahmet Ertaş | Özcan Gayretli

Yayıncı: Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar: Ortopedi

Dergi: Sakarya Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.200-207

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001358004

pISSN: 2146-409X

Nutrient foramen of humerus

Nutrient artery

Topographic location

Foraminal index

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Elif Bayraktar | Latif Sağlam | Osman Coşkun | Ahmet Ertaş | Özcan Gayretli

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ortopedi

Dergi:

Sakarya Tıp Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.200-207

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358004

pISSN:

2146-409X