Morphometric Characteristics of ۱۲۰۰ Normal Kidneys in Cadavers at the Mashhad Forensic Medicine Center

Background: Kidneys play an important role in excertion of bodily waste and the regulation of water and electrolyte. Currently available sources and books are based on anthropometric characteristics from Western countries. Determining national anthropometric measurements is a research priority in Iran. Based on a recent search, no study has been done on the standard data of kidneys in the Iranian population. Objectives: The present study investigated the morphometrical characteristics of the kidney (length, width, thickness, index, and weight) in an Iranian population. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on ۶۰۴ cadavers (۱۲۲ females/۴۸۲ males) with a mean age of ۴۳.۸۶ ± ۱۹.۰۹ years in Mashhad Forensic Medicine Center in ۲۰۱۵. After approval of the Ethical Committee, demographic characterizes of cadavers were recorded. Then, length, width, thickness, index and weight of kidney were measured using a vernier caliber. At the end, data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: Themean length of the kidney was ۱۱.۱۲ ± ۱.۷۳ cm, mean width was ۵.۰۹ ± ۲.۱۹ cm, mean thickness was ۲.۶۰ ± ۱.۳۹ cm, kidney index was ۲.۳۳ ± ۱.۶۲, and mean weight was ۱۴۳.۰۳ ± ۵۲.۹۷ g. No significant difference was seen in the morphometric values of the kidney between males and females (P>۰.۰۵), but a significant correlation was found between the age and body surface area of the cadavers and the length, width, thickness, index, and weight of the studied kidneys (P

Keywords:

Cadaver , Human , Kidney , Macroscopic anatomy , morphometry