Back ground: Humerus is the longest of the long bones of superior extremity.It”s head articulates with
scapular glenoid cavity to form the gleno-humeral/Shoulder joint.The rounded head of Humerus is too
weakly supported in the scapular glenoid cavity lined by glenoid labrum which makes it the most mobile and most unstable
nd joint and so most commonly dislocated joint of the human body.Also the humeral head part is the 2 most important part of
shoulder arthroplasty. Aim of the study is to make a clinical evaluation of parameters used in prosthesis design for the humeral
component applied in arthroplasty of the proximal upper extremity.
Methods: A total of 100 (Rt -58,Lt –42 ) dry human Humerus available in the Department of Anatomy of Calcutta National
Medical College,Kolkata,West Bengal and Nilratan Sircar Medical College,Kolkata,West Bengal were taken for the study.The
Humeral heads are measured in supero-inferior(SI) diameter, and antero-posterior diameter(AP), The width of Humeral head
(Wdth),and angle of Humeral Torsion were measured. At the very beginning the both sided Humerus taken for the study are
properly numbered using permanent marker pen.The width of the Humeral head(Wdth) is measured 1stly by pressing the head
in modelling dough and when the mould is prepared,semisolid plaster of paris is lled into the mould. After drying the replica of
humeral head is smoothened upto the mark of anatomical neck of humerus thus proper width can be measured. The superoinferior(SI) diameter, and antero-posterior diameter(AP) were measured by digital slide callipers by placing it directly onto the
surface of consequently numbered humeral heads. The width of Humeral head (Wdth ) were measured from these
replica(properly numbered) humeral heads, made of plaster of paris at the middle, the highest thickness was measured.
The measurements are taken via spreading slide calipers in milimeters.
For measuring the angle of humeral angle of torsion ,we xedly placed the humerus on to a area over the smooth part of the
vertical wall which was meeting another horizontal wall at 90 degrees angle thus the line joining the two epicondyles of
humerus lies parallel to the vertical wall.Now placing the straight edge of the protractor onto the upper end of humerus the
angle of humeral torsion is measured.
Results: Both sided Humerae were analysed separately for Morphological measurement, and angle of Humeral torsion.Mean
values for SI were 41.31+3.46mm (Right side) and 40.91+3.27mm(Left side). Mean values for AP were 38.27+3.05mm (Right
side) and 37.91+2.70mm(Left side).
Conclusion: This study will contribute some relevant data and help the orthopaeditians in dealing with cases of shoulder
pathology and shoulder arthroplasty cases.