International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences | February 2020 | Vol 8 | Issue 2 Page 417 International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Shrivastava B et al. Int J Res Med Sci. 2020 Feb;8(2):417-423 www.msjonline.org pISSN 2320-6071 | eISSN 2320-6012 Original Research Article A study of femoral bicondylar angle in Udaipur, India zone Bhavana Shrivastava 1 , Rupali Mehta 2 *, Prabhakaran K. 3 , L. K. Jain 4 INTRODUCTION Femur known to be the longest and strongest bone located alone in the thighs of the human body. It extends from the hip to the knee. Anatomically, its shaft is almost cylindrically structured in most of its length and is bowed forward having a proximal round. The head of the femur is articular projecting medially on its short neck which is a medial curvature of the proximal shaft. There is a distal extremity which is more massive and is a double “knuckle” (condyles) that articulates with the tibia on one side. While in a standing position, the femoral shafts are oblique and their heads are separated by the pelvic width. 1,2 The bicondylar angle of the femur is defined as an “angle ◦an axis through the femoral shaft and a line perpendicular to the infracondylar plane”. The bicondylar angle or carrying angle is unique to humans playing an important role in maintaining locomotion and posture of ABSTRACT Background: Human body consists of 206 bones; among which femur. The thigh bone is considered as the biggest and strongest bone of the body. The bone contains a femoral bicondylar angle which helps in maintaining the balance and certain movements of the body. Those movements are essential to stand upright and erect; therefore, helps in balancing the posture of the body. Bicondylar angle shows various gestures and characteristics essential for describing the necessary ailments of the human skeleton. Thus, the present study is designed with an aim to measure and compare the bicondylar angle of femur both in males and females in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India zone. Methods: Totally, 96 bones were studied- 48 males and 48 females’ bones in 2 years duration. The study was carried out in the Department of Anatomy of Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital and R.N.T. Medical College. The bicondylar angle was measured with a suitable apparatus comprising of compass, Digital Vernier Calliper, scale and protector (Figure 1) along with osteometric board. Bicondylar angle of male and female bone was calculated using SPSS software. Results: The study shows that the bicondylar angle of left femur was greater than right femur in both the genders, but their side differences was statistically insignificant (p>0.05). Conclusions: Hence, the bicondylar angle of female is larger than in comparison to males and these results can put emphasis/light on the orthopaedic clinicians and surgeons to know the etiology of osteometric diseases. Keywords: Bicondylar angle, Bone, Femoral bicondylar angle, Femur, Genders 1 Student, R.N.T. Medical College Udaipur, Rajasthan, India 2 Department of Molecular Biology, MGM School of Biomedical Sciences, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 3 Department of Anatomy, Nootan Medical College and Research Centre, Gujarat, India 4 Department of Anatomy, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Received: 23 November 2019 Revised: 25 December 2019 Accepted: 30 December 2019 *Correspondence: Dr. Rupali Mehta, E-mail: mehtarupali978@gmail.com Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20200219