Abstract
abstract
We measured the carrying angle using a universal full-circle manual goniometer on the dominant and non-dominant extremity of the elbow in 1275 healthy volunteers (631 males, 644 females) with a mean age of 22.87±15.99 years range: 2-91 years). In the right arm dominant group, right carrying angle was 11.25°±3.73° and left carrying angle was 10.57°±3.63Q (P-COOl). In left arm dominant group, right carrying angle was 1Q.65°±3.99D and left carrying angle was 12.93°±4.22° (P<.0()1). The carrying angle of dominant arm was found to be significantly higher than the non-dominant arm in both sexes. The carrying angle of dominant and non-dominant arms were found to lie significantly higher in patients aged >14 years than that of patients aged ^14 years; females ranked higher than males.
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