SACRAL INDEX IS MORE RELIABLE THAN KIMURA’S BASE WING INDEX FOR SEX DETERMINATION OF A SACRUM

Authors

  • Shweta Asthana GMC Kota, Rajasthan
  • Sumit Gupta GMC Kota, Rajasthan
  • Mahendra Khatri MG Medical College, Rajasthan
  • GC Agarwal Gitanjali Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Keywords:

Sacrum, sex determination, sacral index, Kimura’s base wing index

Abstract

Introduction: sacrum is an important bone for identification of sex of an individual by using skeletal material among anatomist, anthropologist and forensic experts.

Aim: to find out diagnostic efficacy of sacral index and Kimura’s base wing index methods of sex determination of sacrum.

Material and method: 100 fully ossified adult sacrum of known sex were used and data were collected by using vernier caliper. Both sacral index and Kimura’s base wing index methods of sex determination were applied and analyzed by using Z-test.

Conclusion: The results were compared with the available literatures and it was found that sacral index is more reliable than Kimura’s base wing index for establishing sex of a sacrum.

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2014-03-31

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Asthana, S. ., Gupta, S., Khatri, M. ., & Agarwal, G. . (2014). SACRAL INDEX IS MORE RELIABLE THAN KIMURA’S BASE WING INDEX FOR SEX DETERMINATION OF A SACRUM. National Journal of Medical Research, 4(01), 71–74. Retrieved from https://njmr.in/index.php/file/article/view/462

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Vol. 4 No. 01 (2014)

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Original Research Articles

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