No abstract

The coeliac trunk is the first ventral branch of the abdominal aorta. It supplies the supracolic organs. The hepatic artery, splenic and left gastric arteries are considered the main branches of the coeliac trunk. The variations of the branching pattern of the coeliac trunk are important in surgical and radiological procedures. The current study describes an unusual variation in the branching of the coeliac trunk.

Background: Superficial palmar arch (SPA) is an important arterial anastomotic arcade which is the dominant vascular supply to the majority of the palmar muscles. Objectives: Keeping the importance of these variations in mind this study was designed to find out the pattern of superficial palmar arterial arches. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 adults upper limbs of unknown sex were observed for the variations in the pattern of superficial palmar arches on right and left side and were compared with the previous data. Results: A complete superficial palmar arch was encountered in 72.5% (n=29/40) of specimens and an incomplete SPA was observed in 27.5% (n=11/40) of specimens. Conclusion: Knowledge of the variations in the arterial supply of hand is essential in advent of microvascular surgery for revascularisation, replantation and composite tissue transfers.

No abstract

Background: Stature is one of the various parameters of identification of the individuality of a person. Estimation of stature from various measurements of the body is of value in medicolegal investigations as well as in anthropology. The foot measurements are important in forensic field as they can be used as body height predictors for an individual.The current study deals with developing a regression equation for stature estimation from foot breadth and foot length and to find out the correlation between stature, foot breadth and foot length. Methods: The data was collected from 500 asymptomatic, healthy adults (250 males & 250 females) belonging to border areas of Punjab region of age group ranged between 18-50 years.Results: The correlation between foot length and stature (r= 0.337) was more than foot breadth and stature (r= 0.046) indicating foot length to be a better predictor of stature. Linear regression equations were derived for estimation of stature from foot breadth and foot length.Conclusion: Both foot breadth and foot length showed positive correlation with stature as indicated by the regression coefficient. The results indicate that one can successfully estimate staure from different foot dimensions. The calculated regression formulae show good reliability and applicability of estimate which would be useful for Anthropologists and Forensic Medicine experts.