Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: To evaluate total length of femur from measurements of proximal and distal segments. Materials & methods: A total of 30 dry bone samples were included. 15 from each side were studied. Along with maximum femoral length, 4 proximal and distal segmental measurements were measured following the standard method with the help of osteometric board, and digital Vernier’scaliper. Results were analysed using SPSS software. Results: 15 dry femora samples from each side were included. Even though there was difference between right and left sided measurements, but when compared between the right sided and left sided measurements by applying student t-test, there was no statistical significant difference between two groups except for the DMc with p-value of 0.03. Conclusion:Femoral length can be calculated from the segmental measurements.