Study of Proximal Femoral Morphometry by Radiography and its Correlation with Body Mass Index

Body mass index and different morphometry indices of proximal femur are important determinants of fracture neck femur which is considered to be a health burden of our society. In this study fifty people aged more than fifty years were selected randomly after interview and examination. Morphometric measurements were performed on the skiagrams at the left side. Base line values like age, weight, height were recorded and BMI was calculated. Correlation between different morphometric indices of proximal femur and BMI was determined after statistical analysis with Epi-info 3.5.1. For weight and height, moderate to poor correlation was obtained with femoral morphometric indices. Strong to moderate correlation was seen between BMI and indices. Good correlation was also seen for sex with morphometry except neck shaft angle and intertrochanteric length.