A PROSPECTIVE STUDY: EVALUATION OF TWO METHODS OF ASSESSMENT FOR CARRYING ANGLE IN 18-25 YEARS AGE GROUPS IN NEPALESE POPULATION VISITING OPD OF TUTH, IOM, KATHMANDU

Abstract

The carrying angle of the elbow is defined as the angle between the long axis of the extended forearm as it lies lateral to the long axis of the arm. The carrying angle was measured in 30 normal boys and 30 girls of age group ranging from 18 to 25 years using a simple protractor goniometer in Nepalese population visiting OPD of TUTH, IOM, and Kathmandu. In our overall results there was significant increase (P<0.001) in carrying angle measurement via radiological land mark as compared with surface anatomical landmark (Table 1 &2). But by comparing the carrying angle results of male and female of same age groups (18-25 yrs) there was significant increase (P<0.05) in female subjects in both the methods i.e. surface anatomical landmark and radiological land mark (Table3,4 , 5 &6). From my study I can conclude that surface anatomical landmark was more accurate in comparison to radiological landmark in measuring the carrying angle.