Morphometric analysis of dry acetabulum and iliac bones from anatomy museums in south eastern Nigeria with relation to clinical practice

Henry Chinedum Ekwedigwe
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Emmanuel Esom
Amechi Uchenna Katchy
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Udo Ego Anyaehie
Ignatius Ikem Ozor
Remigius Tochukwu Ekwunife
Chikaodi Victoria Aniagu
Department of Orthopedics, National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, Institute of Orthopedics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Abia State University, Nigeria
College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
College of Medicine. University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
Department of Orthopedics, National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, Institute of Orthopedics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Abia State University, Nigeria
College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
Department of Orthopedics, National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu, Institute of Orthopedics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Abia State University, Nigeria
College of Medicine, Godfrey Okoye University Enugu, Enugu, Nigeria
Received: 30 March 2024 / Revised: 3 June 2024 / Accepted: 6 June 2024 / Published: 30 December 2024

Abstract

Introduction and aim. Good outcomes of total hip replacement and acetabular surgeries have been linked to proper understanding of the morphometry of acetabular and iliac bones. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical morphometry of dry acetabulum and iliac bones in southeastern Nigeria.

Material and methods. The measurements were done on human hip bones in anatomy museums using a Vernier caliper. The acetabular and iliac bone parts were measured.

Results. A total of 148 dry hip bones were measured during the study. The mean acetabular depth and diameter are 32.10±2.33 mm, and 53.93±2.74 mm respectively. The mean thicknesses of the acetabular walls are 5.88±1.38 mm, 12.64±1.84 mm, 15.79±2.07 mm and 19.74±2.18 mm for the antero-inferior, antero-superior, postero-inferior and postero-superior walls respectively. The distances between landmarks on the iliac bone are: anterior-inferior-iliac-spine – posterior-inferior-iliac-spine = 112.91±8.01 mm, posterior-superior-iliac-spine – anterior-inferior-iliac-spine = 135.29±8.04 mm, anterior-inferior-iliac-spine – anterior-superior-iliac-spine = 34.98±9.55 mm, posterior-superior-iliac-spine – upper-edge-of-acetabulum = 119.14±7.83 mm and anterior-superior-iliac-spine – nearest-edge-of-acetabulum = 55.71±5.60 mm. The regression model for prediction of diameter of the acetabulum using the depth of the acetabulum shows that for every 1 mm increase in the acetabular depth, the acetabular diameter increases by 0.312 times. The regression equation is “Y = bx + a”; Y = acetabular diameter, x = acetabular depth, b = margin of error = 0.312, and a = constant determined to be 43.919.

Conclusion. The study established the mean values and the relationship between acetabular depth and diameter.

 

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Ekwedigwe HC, Esom E, Katchy AU, Anyaehie UE, Ozor II, Ekwunife RT, Aniagu CV. Morphometric analysis of dry acetabulum and iliac bones from anatomy museums in south eastern Nigeria with relation to clinical practice. Eur J Clin Exp Med. 2024;22(4):756–762. doi: 10.15584/ejcem.2024.4.10.

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