A STUDY OF NECK-SHAFT ANGLE IN MARDAN REGION KPK PAKISTAN

Background: The lengthy shaft axis and the femoral neck combine to generate the neck-shaft angle. It helps withhip joint mobility and contributes to hip stability. Understanding this angulation helps anthropologists not just indetermining a person’s sex but also in the diagnosis and treatment of hip fractures.Objectives: The current study’s goals were to enlighten the elderly Pakistani-KPK population about the morphometric feature of the proximal femur (neck-shaft angle), compare it bilaterally and in both sexes and compare it withfindings from another study.Study design: A Observational, cross-sectional study analyzing proximal femur neck-shaft angles in KPK.Duration and place of study: This study was conducted May to October 2014 in Mardan, KPK,Methods: This investigation was carried out from May to October 2014 at the radiology department of the MardanMedical Complex Hospital in Mardan.Results: Of the ninety-one cases, the mean age was 58.24 (6.49), with 55 (60.4%) male and 36 (39.5%) female.The right and left sides of the female population’s mean neck-shaft angles were considerably greater than the malepopulation’s (p=0.009 and p=0.05, respectively). Overall, the population mean left neck-shaft angle was greater thanthe right side (p=0.05).Conclusion: The current study finds that the neck-shaft angle considerably differed from other populations and variedwith gender and side in both male and female Pakistani-KPK population members.Keywords: Neck Shaft Angle, Proximal femur, Morphometry