Morphometric and radiographic studies on radius and ulna of chital (Axis axis)

Abstract

India has been blessed by wide range of biodiversity. There are several wild animals including lion, tiger, elephant, deer, rhinoceros, bear and black panther etc. constitute a huge area of anatomical teaching and research. The present study has been done on the Radius & ulna of chital. The radius was a long bone, relatively shorter and broader as compared to ulna. Radiograph confirmed the presence of medullary cavity in the shaft. Radius was fused to the ulna in the entire length except for two inter-osseous spaces, namely, proximal inter-osseous and distal inter-osseous spaces. The average greatest length of the Radius of Chital was 18.73±0.04 cm. The average maximum Breadth of proximal extremity, shaft and distal extremity was 4.19±0.03 cm, 2.80±0.03 cm and 3.79±0.01 cm, respectively. Ulna was an aborted long bone and was the longest bone of the fore-limb. Radiograph confirmed the presence of medullary cavity only in the proximal part of the shaft. The average greatest length of the ulna of Chital was 24.30±0.05 cm. The average Maximum height of olecranon and maximum breadth of olecranon at anconeal process was 5.84± 0.02 cm and 3.67±0.02 cm respectively.