Table 2 Correlation of the length of the femur, length of the femoral neck, and nutrient foramina at each site
Site of length | Measured type of nutrient foramina | Site of nutrient foramina | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canals of superior retinacular arteries | Canals of inferior retinacular arteries | Canals of anterior retinacular arteries | Canals of ligamentum teres arteries | ||
Femur | number | 0.219* | 0.079 | -0.122 | -0.066 |
area | 0.280** | 0.130 | -0.097 | -0.044 | |
Femoral neck | number | -0.020 | 0.130 | -0.013 | 0.122 |
area | 0.243* | 0.207* | 0.150 | 0.195 | |