IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy557HealthcareSTUDY OF SACRUM AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN EPIDURAL BLOCK SasikalaP.BilodiArunkumar S.2832This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Aim of study: The objective of study is on sacrum for sacral hiatus due to its importance in epidural anesthesia.Place of study: This study was done in the department of anatomy at Velammal medical college hospital and research institute,Madurai, India.Period of study: This study was done during the month of February 2015.Materials and methods: 30 dry unknown human sacra from department of anatomy constituted the materials for the present study. Their dimensions were measured and sacral index were calculated for each sacrum. Shape, composition of sacrum, shape of sacral hiatus, level of sacral hiatus and curvature of the sacrum were noted down. Conclusion: Anatomical knowledge of sacral hiatus will be of great help in administering caudal analgesia through sacral hiatus.

Sacral hiatus Epidural block Equilateral triangle