Radiographic Assessment of Bone Cortex to Bone Diameter Ratioof Manus and Pes in Camel

To measure statistically bone cortex to diameter (c/d) ratio inmetocarpo/metatarsal and proximal phalanges in camel. this ratio may be used indiagnosing possible metabolic and nutritional diseases in camel.design- experimental study.animals- twelve camel limbs (6 fore limbs & 6 hind limbs)procedures- this study was conducted on dorsopalmar/dorsoplantar radiographs of twelvefore and hind limbs of camel. cortical thickness, bone diameter and c/d ratio of midmetacarpo/metatarsal regions, c/d ratio of metacarpo/metatarsal regions just proximal to itsbifurcation and c/d ratio of proximal phalanges were measured on all radiographs.available data were analyzed statistically and the average, p-values, and standarddeviations are given. important characteristic of measurements are discussed.results- c/d ratios of mid metacarpal region and just proximal to its bifurcation were 0.18and 0.13 respectively. c/d ratios of mid metatarsal region and just proximal to itsbifurcation were 0.21 and 0.14 respectively. c/d ratios of mid lateral and medial proximalphalanx of forelimb were 0.21 and 0.22 respectively. c/d ratios of mid lateral and medialproximal phalanx of hind limb were 0.22 and 0.24 respectively.conclusion and clinical relevance- this study showed that there were significantdifferences between c/d ratios of manus and pes measured in all locations except betweenmetacarpal to metatarsal region just proximal to its bifurcation. no acceptable reason wasfound for this result so it can be attributed to measurement inaccuracy in this site.