Abstract:
:In the present study an attempt has been made to establish standards for sex determination from the various direct and indirect measurements of the cranium. A total of 100 cranium (50 of either sex) were measured for nine direct measurements pertaining to Mastoid triangle and Opisthion-Bimastoid triangle. These measurements were used further to calculate four indirect measurements pertaining to the calculation of Opisthion-Bimastoid triangle area and angles. Analysis of data reveals that the male crania exhibit greater values for all the measurements except the angle right Mastoidale-Opisthion-left Mastoidale. The sex difference has been observed to be statistically significant for all the measurements except for the angles of the Opisthion-Bimastoid triangle. Sectioning point was calculated for the diagnosis of sex based on the mean values of these measurements; the accuracy of sex determination varied from measurement to measurement. The highest value for determining sex was obtained for Asterion-Mastoidale length of right side i.e. 80%, followed by Bi-mastoid breadth i.e. 75%. This suggests that these measurements could be used with relatively high degree of accuracy in determining sex of the unknown crania.
journal_name
J Forensic Leg Medjournal_title
Journal of forensic and legal medicineauthors
Jain D,Jasuja OP,Nath Sdoi
10.1016/j.jflm.2012.09.020subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-05-01 00:00:00pages
255-9issue
4eissn
1752-928Xissn
1878-7487pii
S1752-928X(12)00217-Xjournal_volume
20pub_type
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