Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF THERAPEUTICS, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.163-167, 2023 (ESCI)
Objective: The nutrient artery which enters through the nutrient foramen (NF) provides blood circulation and nutrition in long
bones. This supply is essential during the growing period, the early phases of ossification, and in some surgical procedures. This
study aimed to investigate NF in adult human ulnas in the Turkish population.
Methods: For this study, 155 (70 right and 85 left) Turkish dry adult human ulnas were used. The presence, number, and patency of
NF were recorded as well as its topography and direction. The vertical distance between the most proximal point of the olecranon
and the proximal edge of the NF (DONF), and the longitudinal distance between the most ventral point of the coronoid process
on the sagittal plane and the proximal edge of the NF (DCpNF) was calculated. Additionally, the foraminal index (FI) was assessed.
Results: Single and double NFs were in 139 ulnas (89.67%), and 3 ulnas (1.94%), respectively. NFs were not observed in 13 ulnas
(8.39%). The majority of NFs (93.12%) were situated on the anterior surface of the ulna. The direction of all NFs was towards the
elbow. The mean DONF and DCpNF were 9.48 ± 1.57 cm, and 6.68 ± 1.44 cm, respectively. The FI was 37.45% in ulnas with a single
NF, while it was 41.46% in ulnas with a double NF.
Conclusion: Our study has presented additional information such as the FI of ulnas with 2 NFs, and the distance between the
coronoid process and NF in the Turkish population.
Keywords: Nutrient foramen, ulna, clinical importance, foraminal index.