A comparative study of sex determination using femoral parameters

Authors

  • Rajeev Kumar Kanchan
  • Pritika Dutta
  • Shankar Gupta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51248/.v41i3.1192

Keywords:

Maximal length, proximal breadth, head circumference, mid-shaft circumference, vertical diameter, neck-shaft angle

Abstract

Introduction 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.

Author Biographies

Rajeev Kumar Kanchan

Department of Anatomy, Lord Buddha Koshi Medical College and Hospital, Saharsa, Bihar, India

Pritika Dutta

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Shankar Gupta

Department of Physiology, Madhubani Medical College, Madhubani, Bihar India

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2021-10-29

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Kanchan RK, Dutta P, Gupta S. A comparative study of sex determination using femoral parameters. Biomedicine [Internet]. 2021 Oct. 29 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];41(3):547-51. Available from: https://biomedicineonline.org/index.php/home/article/view/1192

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