1Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, DM Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences, Wayanad
2Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, SGT University, Budhera, Gurugram
3Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, MRMC, Kalburgi.
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Singi Yatiraj, Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, SGT University, Budhera, Gurugram Contact: +91 9972828903 Email: drsingiyatiraj@gmail.com
Online published on 18 September, 2020.
Introduction: Identification of the sex from the skeletal remains is the prime work of forensic experts.
Materials and Methods: The present study is carried out to determine the sex of hip bone from width greater sciatic notch and total angle and anterior angle and posterior angle of greater sciatic notch. One hundred adult hip bones of known sex (50 male and 50 female) available in the department of Forensic medicine and Department of Anatomy, M R Medical College and KBN Institute of medical sciences, Gulbarga are used for present study.
Results and Conclusions: Among all the four variables statistically analyzed, the most reliable parameter is posterior angle, 14% of male and 76% of female hip bones that is, overall 45% of hip bones can be sorted out by this parameter alone. This parameter is found to be statistically significant.
Greater Sciatic Notch, Width, Posterior angle, Identification point
