Open AccessA Study on Sacral Index in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Population of Southern India
Author(s) -
D. Ravichandran,
Krishnamurthy Shanthi,
Shankar Kanagasabapathy,
Harinath Chandra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6494.3326
Subject(s) - tamil , calipers , population , demography , forensic science , geography , veterinary medicine , medicine , mathematics , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , geometry
Human sacral bones are of great interest to the anatomists, forensic experts and anthropologists as it is one of the important bones used for identification of sex in skeletal remains. Various parameters and indices are available based on which the sex can be determined using sacrum. One such important parameter is the SI. Studies shows that SI significantly varies among male and female gender and among different populations. The calculation of Demarcation Point (DP) of SI increases the accuracy of identification of sex. A review of literature showed that many studies are available in the North Indian population whereas there is a dearth of information about the normal SI and DP in South Indian population particularly in the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, Inida region. Therefore, the present study aims to create a database for the SI in the above mentioned population.