1Tutor, Dept. of Anatomy, Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana
2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana
*Corresponding Author: Gulam Mustafa Faisal, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana Email: drgmfaisal@hotmail.com
Online published on 15 September, 2016.
The present study is to identify the sex of hyoid bone by studying various shapes of hyoid bone, and weight before and after defatting, were taken.
The material used in the present study includes 100 hyoid bones of adult male and female of 15–75 years of age group, procured from the cadavers brought to mortuaries for post mortem to Govt. General Hospitals of Hyderabad, and photographs of dried bone, to compare the shapes.
The bone was weighed with the help of chemical balance. The various shapes of the hyoid bone were noted and photographed individually and in groups. The readings were tabulated.
It was noticed that all the measurement were greater in males than in females. Males have mostly v shaped hyoid bone and females have mostly u shaped hyoid bone. Our findings co-related well with earlier workers, from diverse population groups.
Data acquired by this study will contribute to the knowledge available about anthropometric parameters of South Indian population and may hopefully help in racial and medico-legal applications.
Hyoid Bone, Greater Cornu, Lesser Cornu, Defatting, Anthropometry
