RELIABILITY OF NASION-BREGMA LENGTH MEASUREMENT IN IDENTIFICATION OF SEX OF SKULL
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 7
Abstract
Determination of sex from the skeletal remains is of medico legal importance for establishing the identity of an individual. The determination of deceased sex is first step in skeletal analysis since estimation of age at death, race, and stature depends on sex of deceased. Total 100 adult human skulls (50 male and 50 female) of known sex available in department of anatomy and Forensic Medicine of M. R. Medical College and K. B. N. Medical College, Gulbarga were studied. Nasion-bregma length was measured. The demarking point (D.P.) and identification point (I.P.) is calculated and then percentage of bones identified by D.P. and I.P. is recorded. The results were compared with the available literature. Considering the Identification point, 14% of female skulls and 6% of male skulls can be sorted out by this single parameter alone.
Authors and Affiliations
Narasimha Murthy S. , Nagesh C. Kuppast, Manjunath T. H. , Dileep Kumar R. , Umesh S. R. , Shradha Iddalgave
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