Study of Variation in the Position of Nutrient Foramina (Nutrient Artery) in Tibia of Rajasthan Population

80 (Eighty, non-pathological, dried tibiae (40 right and 40 left) were selected for the study of nutrient foramina. The distance between intercondylar ridge and nutrient foramina was measured by digital caliper. The average distance between intercondylar ridge or eminence of 75 tibiae (93.75%) was 118.2 mm, in 3 tibiae (3.75%) the average distance was 119.3 mm, 2 Tibiae (2.5%), the average distance was 120.2 mm. in the 40 right Tibiae has prevalence of 37 (92.5%) nutrient foramina and 4 (10%) double nutrient foramina. In left (40) Tibiae had 38(95%) of nutrient foramina and 2 (5%) double nutrient foramina. In the nutrient foramina apart from nutrient artery, vein and lymphatics also transmit. These variations in positions of nutrient foramina is quite useful to orthopedic surgeon during amputation and plating of Tibial bone. As venous and lymphatic drainage is transmitting through nutrient foramina. These positions are also important to the Radiologist and physician to differentiate the normal Tibia from pathological Tibia. Moreover these variations also indicate ethnic peculiarity or significance of North Indian populations which has medico-legal importance also.