Open AccessA comparative study of sex determination using femoral parameters
Author(s) -
Rajeev Kumar Kanchan,
Pritika Dutta,
Shankar Gupta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.498
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0970-2067
DOI - 10.51248/.v41i3.1192
Subject(s) - femur , circumference , anthropometry , medicine , femoral head , orthodontics , anatomy , surgery , mathematics , geometry
and Aim: Extensive examination of the femoral anthropometry has been commonly accepted to disclose sexual differentiation. The current study was carried out to evaluate various measurements of the pathologically fit femora of the unknown sex to differentiate the sex of the femora.
Materials and Methods: Each femur was meticulously assessed and analyzed for six specific parameters such as maximal length, proximal breadth, and head circumference, mid-shaft circumference, vertical diameter, and neck-shaft angle of the femur bone. All the measurements were statistically analyzed and tabulated.
Results:The results were highly significant to all the parameters thereby concluding that an individual’s sex can be determined by examining the femora.
Conclusion:The results leave a huge scope for validation over a larger sample size focussing on an extensive human race.