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Type of Article: Original Research

Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Page No. 2204-2206

Date of Publication: 30-04-2016

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.178

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SACRAL INDEX V/S KIMURA’S BASE WING INDEX IN SEX DETERMINATION THROUGH SACRUM

Arpan Dubey *¹, Siddharth Shankar Roy ².

^*1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India.

² Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Address: Dr. Arpan Dubey, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar Shivaji Ward, Tili Road, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 470001, India.
E-Mail:arpan_dubey@yahoo.co.in

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Sacrum being a part of pelvis is an important bone for identification of sex from human skeleton remains.
Aim: To compare the accuracy of sacral index and kimura’s base wing index in sex determination of sacrum.
Material and Methods: The material consisted of 60 adult sacra (30 males and 30 females). Measurement of various parameters was done using sliding vernier calliper.
Result: Using sacral index method, 53.33% of male sacra and 46.67% of female sacra can be accurately identified whereas by base wing index, on right side, 10% of sacrum in males and 13.33% of sacrum in females can be identified and on left side, 13.33% of sacrum can be identified on both sides.
Conclusion: Sacral index method is more reliable and should be applied for sex determination of sacrum in various anatomical, forensic and anthropological investigations.
Key words: Sacrum, Sacral Index, Kimura’s Base Wing Index.

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Arpan Dubey, Siddharth Shankar Roy. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SACRAL INDEX V/S KIMURA’S BASE WING INDEX IN SEX DETERMINATION THROUGH SACRUM. Int J Anat Res 2016;4(2):2204-2206. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.178