title: A study of the nutrient foramina in human long bones.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply*; D005269:Femur / Q000098:blood supply; D005360:Fibula / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000098:blood supply; D011884:Radius / Q000098:blood supply; D013977:Tibia / Q000098:blood supply; D014457:Ulna / Q000098:blood supply