DETERMINATION OF SEX BY MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF ACETABULAR DIMENSIONS

SHUCRE S.B.¹, SABNIS A.S.²*, LAEQUE M.³, SHEWALE S.^4
1Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Aurangabad- 431001, MS, India.
²Department of Anatomy, K.J. Somaiya Medical College, Sion, Mumbai- 400022, MS, India.
³Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Aurangabad- 431001, MS, India.
⁴Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Aurangabad- 431001, MS, India.
* Corresponding Author : dranjus2003@yahoo.com

Received : 01-10-2013     Accepted : 21-11-2013     Published : 28-11-2013
Volume : 1     Issue : 2       Pages : 21 - 23
World Res J Anat 1.2 (2013):21-23

Keywords : Sex determination, Acetabular dimension, hip bones
Conflict of Interest : None declared

<i>Background:</i> Establishing the identity of deceased is a common requirement by law and anthropologists. During establishing the identity age, sex, race and stature play a great role. So we decided to study acetabular dimensions to determine the sex of the deceased. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> 139 human adult hip bones of known sex were used for the study. Vertical, transverse and distance between pubic tubercle and nearest acetabular margin was measured. Statistical analysis was done. <i>Results:</i> 1. Sex determination was correctly done in 83.34% of hip bones; 2. Sex determination was correctly done in 83% of male and 84.5% of the female hip bones. <i>Conclusion:</i> Acetabular dimension is one of the reliable methods for determination of sex.

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