Sexual dimorphism: metric measurements based study in human talus bone

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dc.contributor.authorDagar, Tarunen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Luven_US
dc.contributor.authorKhanna, Kunalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T09:58:58Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T09:58:58Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.description.abstract Background: Identification is the act of establishing the identity of an individual. This is a dynamic process and human remains in form of bones can serve as an excellent tool for establishing the sexual identity of the deceased, along with other methods such as DNA, fingerprints, blood group identification etc. Metric analysis of various bones can serve as a viable alternative in cases when morphological analysis is not possible due to damage to the skeletal remains or as an additive analytical tool to establish a positive identity.Methods: Metric analysis of various parameters of randomly selected 100 pairs of human talus bones (50 male and 50 female) as a means of establishing sexual identity from skeletal remains obtained from unidentified and unclaimed dead bodies brought for autopsy.Results: In the present study we found that the values of all the various dimensions measured were higher among the male subjects as compared to that in female samples as was expected. On further analysis, this difference was found to be statistically significant (p<0.001). For the right sided and left sided talus bone, the probable accuracy for various parameters ranged between 83.3% to 100% each, thus indicating strong correlation between sex of the subject and various measurements.Conclusions: The tarsal and their dimensions are highly sexually dimorphic and are useful in determining sex in individuals of this region.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Dr. Radhakrishnan Govt. Medical College, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Kalpana Chawla Govt. Medical College, Karnal, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDagar Tarun, Sharma Luv, Khanna Kunal. Sexual dimorphism: metric measurements based study in human talus bone. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2019 Aug; 7(8): 3070-3076en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-6071
dc.identifier.issn2320-6012
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/211522
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber8en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20193397en_US
dc.subjectCalcaneumen_US
dc.subjectIdentificationen_US
dc.subjectMetric analysisen_US
dc.subjectTalusen_US
dc.titleSexual dimorphism: metric measurements based study in human talus boneen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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