Morphometric study of Distal end of tibia, with special emphasis on morphometry of fibular incisura and its clinical relevance

Dr Nowsheeba Khurshid; Dr Rohul Afza

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

Morphometric study of Distal end of tibia, with special emphasis on morphometry of fibular incisura and its clinical relevance

Dr Nowsheeba Khurshid, Dr Rohul Afza

Abstract :

Introduction: Ankle is commonly injured joint, for its reconstruction surgeries and in the manufacture of its implants various dimensions of lower articulating end of tibia and fibula are needed. So, this study was done to measure various dimensions of distal articulating end of tibia. Material and Method: 30 dried human adult tibia were obtained from Dept. of anatomy SKIMS medical college Bemina Srinagar and from skeleton sets used by medical students of same institute. Observation : Following parameters were measured : Length of tibia, Width of the fibular incisura, Depth of the fibular incisura, Height of the fibular incisura, Height of medial malleolus, Breadth of medial malleolus ,Width of the tibial plafond, Length of the tibial plafond, all the measurements were statistically analysed .Racial differences were seen . Conclusion: The morphometry of the parameters of distal end of tibia , along with the dimension Fibular Insicura are useful in radiological anatomy and reconstructive surgeries of ankle joint.