Abstract:Objective: The aim of this study is to provide detailed data about the nutrient foramen (NF) of the humerus, the entry point of the nutrient artery, used in order to avoid damaging the nutrient artery, which has an important role in the nutrition of the humerus, during surgical approaches to the humeral diaphysis.
Methods: This study was performed on 113 (58 right, 55 left) humeri. The number, direction, location, position, size and foraminal index of the nutrient foramina (NFs) were evaluated. In addition, to… Show more
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