Study of calcaneal articular facets in human tali.

ABSTRACT

AIM: Aim of the present study is to know the presence and their percentages of incidences of various patterns of calcaneal articular facets in human tali. PLACE OF STUDY Department of Anatomy of Sree Dev Raj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka, India. PERIOD OF STUDY It is a study of two years of 1996-97 and 1997-98 batches of students. METHODS AND MATERIALS Two hundred and forty unknown, dry human tali possessed from the bone sets of students of above batches constituted the materials for the study during the above period. They were carefully examined for articular facets and classified into five groups. Observations The present study on human tali revealed five types articular facets .They are Type-1 were observed in 10% (in 24 tali), similarly Type-2 in 50% (120 tali), Type-3 in 16.66% (40 tali), Type-4 in 5.00% (12 tali), Type-5 in 18.41% (44 tali). Later they were well compared and correlated with available literatures. CONCLUSION: This study on human tali has revealed the type of gait, and walking habits and weight bearing bone that has given rise to various articular facets. Hence it has been studied and reported.