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IJAR.2017.127

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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 5; Issue 1 (March 2017)

Page No.: 3638-3643

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2017.127

A PRELIMINARY ANTHROPOMETRIC STUDY OF HEIGHT AND SEX DETERMINATION USING PERCUTANEOUS ULNAR AND FEMORAL LENGTHS

Emmanuel Owusu Ansah, Chrissie Stansie Abaidoo *, Thomas Diby, Joshua Tetteh, Atta Kusi Appiah, Obed Ohene-Djan Atuahene, Nancy Darkoa Darko.

1 Department of Anatomy School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

*2 Department of Anatomy School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

3 Department of Anatomy School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

 4 Department of Anatomy School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

5 Department of Anatomy School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

6 Department of Anatomy School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

7 Department of Anatomy School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

 Corresponding Author: Prof. Dr. Chrissie Stansie Abaidoo, Department of Anatomy School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Tel: +233 208 126 817, E-Mail: knustsmsanat@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Osteometric indices have a direct relationship with sex, height, age and race of an individual.   These factors play a pivotal role in the identification of an individual.  There are very few reports in Ghana on the use of bones for personal identification as compared to the developed world.  Therefore the present study sought to use the ulna and femur as models for height and sex determination.  One hundred undergraduate students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi made up of 55% males and 45% females between the ages of 18 – 45 years were recruited for the study.  The total standing height, ulnar and femoral lengths were measured.  The data was analysed using excel and SPSS version 20.0.  In the present study, males were taller than females (p < 0.05). Ulnar and femoral lengths were significantly higher in the male participants than in the females.   Ulnar length was the better index for estimating height and the right femoral length was the better model for sex determination in the participants.  Therefore the ulnar and right femoral lengths can serve as preliminary useful tools for height and sex determination. The results of this study serve as baseline data for future studies.

Key words: Height, Percutaneous, Sex, Ulna, Femur.

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Cite this article: Emmanuel Owusu Ansah, Chrissie Stansie Abaidoo, Thomas Diby, Joshua Tetteh, Atta Kusi Appiah, Obed Ohene-Djan Atuahene, Nancy Darkoa Darko. A PRELIMINARY ANTHROPOMETRIC STUDY OF HEIGHT AND SEX DETERMINATION USING PERCUTANEOUS ULNAR AND FEMORAL LENGTHS. Int J Anat Res 2017;5(1):3638-3643. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2017.127