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Type of Article : Original Research

Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 4 | Page No. 1491-1496

Date of Publication: 31-10-2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2015.273

AN ANATOMICAL STUDY OF ADULT SACRUM WITH ITS EMPHASIS ON ITS SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION

Somesh M.S. *¹, Sridevi H.B ², Murlimanju B.V ³.

^*1 Associate Professor, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre (SIMS &RC), Mangalore, Srinivas University, India.
² Assistant Professor, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangalore, Manipal University, India.
³ Associate Professor, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangalore, Manipal University, India .

Address: Dr. Somesh M.S., Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy Srinivas Institute of Medical Science & Research Centre (SIMS&RC), Srinivas University, Surathkal, Mangalore – 574146, Karnataka, India. Phone: +919686924032
E-Mail: drsomeshms@gmail.com

Abstract

Aim: To study the various morphometric parameters of the dry sacra of unknown sex in South Indian population in detail and to determine their demarcating points in order to increase the efficiency of sexing in the given population.
Methods:  87 dry adult human sacrum of known sex (42 males and 45 females), belonging to South Indian (Karnataka) region were obtained. Various parameters like Length (L), breadths (B), Transverse diameter of the body of the 1st sacral vertebrae (TS1) & Curved Length of Sacrum (CL) were obtained. From these parameters, Sacral Index (SI), Curvature Index (CI) and Corporo-basal Index (CBI) were calculated & from the obtained values demarking points (D.P) were calculated. The values were stastically analyzed.
Results:  Among these parameters, the values for the Length (L), Curved Length (CL) and Sacral Index (SI) were stastically significant
Conclusion: Length (L), Curved Length (CL) and Sacral Index (SI) were useful parameters and by obtaining their demarking points, it helps in sexing the sacrum with greater accuracy.  
KEY WORDS:  Sacrum, Sexing, Morphometry, Sacral Index, Karnataka.

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Somesh M.S., Sridevi H.B, Murlimanju B.V. AN ANATOMICAL STUDY OF ADULT SACRUM WITH ITS EMPHASIS ON ITS SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION. Int J Anat Res 2015;3(4):1491-1496. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2015.273