Osteometric Gender Determination from Head Diameters in Adult Femur Sreenivasan M.1, Ahmed S. K. Nawaz1,* 1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu *Corresponding author: Dr. S. K. Nawaz Ahmed, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India. Email: snawazahmed2010@gmail.com
Online published on 17 July, 2019. Abstract Determination of sex from skeleton remains is one of the vital parameters in the establishment of human identity. Of all the long bones of the human body, femur has the maximum length and strength. The aim of this study was to determine the sex based on the dimensions of femoral head and it was done on specimens comprising of 121 dry, completely ossified right and left femurs belonging to both sexes i.e. 60 males (29 left, 31 right) and 61 females (31 left and 30 right). Vertical as well as transverse diameters of head of each side femur of male and female sex were recorded using digital sliding caliper. The analysis clearly inferred that these parameters were significantly higher in male femur compared to female and therefore, can be reliably employed in determining sex from femur bone in various forensic situations. Top Keywords Femur, Head diameters, Sex determination. Top |