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Human Coxal Bone Sexual Dimorphism and Multislice Computed Tomography: Geometric Morphometric Analysis of 65 Adults
Author(s) -
Bilfeld Marie Faruch,
Dedouit Fabrice,
Rousseau Hervé,
Sans Nicolas,
Braga José,
Rougé Daniel,
Telmon Norbert
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.02009.x
Subject(s) - ischium , sexual dimorphism , anatomy , computed tomography , forensic anthropology , multislice computed tomography , medicine , orthodontics , radiology , pelvis , geography , archaeology
The authors studied sexually dimorphic differences in coxal shape using geometric morphometric analysis of 15 osteometric landmarks recorded by multislice computed tomography (MSCT), based on three‐dimensional reconstructions of 65 Caucasian adults. Geometric morphometric analysis, principal component analysis, canonical variates analysis, and other discriminant analysis (Goodall’s F ‐test and Mahalanobis distance) were performed for the three separate bones of the left innominate (pubis, ilium, and ischium), the modified pubis (pubis and ischiopubic ramus), the modified ilium (ilium and ischial spine), three bone complexes (ischiopubic, iliopubic, and ilio‐ischial), and the complete innominate. A cross‐validation test was also performed. All areas studied were dimorphic, but results for sexual dimorphism in decreasing order were as follows: the modified pubis, followed by the ischiopubic complex, the iliopubic complex and the complete innominate, the pubis, the modified ilium, the ilio‐ischial complex, the ilium, and finally the ischium. These results show the potential of this approach for future anthropological research.