1Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine, Sree Gokulam Medical College, Venjaramoodu, Thiruvananthapuram
2Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Naganur, Karimnagar
3Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, MRMCG, Gulbarga
*Address for Correspondence: Dr. Raghavendra K M Assistant Professor in Forensic Medicine Sree Gokulam Medical College, Venjaramoodu Thiruvananthapuram-695607 E Mail; Kmraghu21@gmail.com Phone: 09633295234
Online published on 2 January, 2017.
Establishing the identity of paramount importance in any investigation. Determination of sex of an unknown individual is one of the critical questions addressed when human skeletal remains are found both in forensic investigation and archeological studies. Therefore the study of sexual dimorphism of bones in human population is of paramount importance. Sacrum shows characteristic sexual differences which have obstetric, forensic and anthropologic application. In the present study, 200 sacra of known sex from Hyderabad Karnataka region were studied. Various parameters and indices were calculated & tabulated.
The mean of the Ventral Straight length in male is 107.3 mm in females is 93.4mm. The mean of sacral index in males is 95.2mm and in females are 107.68mm. The mean of the Corporobasal Index in male is 40.57mm and in females is 37.93mm.
The statistical significance was very high in sacral index and the most useful index in sexing of the female sacra. Statistically values for ventral straight length of sacrum and transverse diameter of body of first sacral vertebra were found to be significant.
Sacral index, Corporobasal index, Identification, sexual dimorphism
