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A Pilot Study to find out Sexual Dimorphism in Human Skulls using Curvilinear Sagittal Suture Length

Ashwini Anant Bhosale, , Ashwini Anant Bhosale 1 , Ajay Anirudha Taware 2 , Vijay Tarachand Jadhav 3 , Harish Suresh Tatiya 4 , Abhijit Limbraj Bandgar 5 , Hemant Vithoba Vaidya 6

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 16(3):p 171-176, . | DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.16323.1
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Ashwini Anant Bhosale, Ajay Anirudha Taware, Vijay Tarachand Jadhav, et al./A Pilot Study to önd out Sexual Dimorphism in Human Skulls using Curvilinear Sagittal Suture Length. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol.2023;16(3):171-176.
 

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Introduction: Identification is the determination of the individuality of a person based on certain physical characteristics, i.e., exact fi xation of personality. Correct sex estimation reduces the possible number of individuals that need to be considered by approximately 50%. According to Krogman, sexing can be 90% accurate by skull alone, but till dateonly a handful of studies have been undertaken to study the relation of cranial suture length with parameters like sex and stature.

Material and Method: his study was conducted on 400 deceased adults brought for postmortem examination during study period. All the observations related to the current study were done by naked eye and data regarding age, sex and curvilinear length of sagittal suture were recorded.

Results: The mean curvilinear length of sagittal suture was 12.42 ± 0.74 cm in females and 12.76 ± 0.71 cm in male and the mean length of the sagittal suture was signifi cantly higher among males as compared to females.

Conclusion: Curvilinear length of sagittal suture is a reliable predictor of sex.


 

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  • Ashwini Anant Bhosale,
    ,
  • Ashwini Anant Bhosale 1
    ,
  • Ajay Anirudha Taware 2
    ,
  • Vijay Tarachand Jadhav 3
    ,
  • Harish Suresh Tatiya 4
    ,
  • Abhijit Limbraj Bandgar 5
    ,
  • Hemant Vithoba Vaidya 6
    ,
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Ashwini Anant Bhosale, Ajay Anirudha Taware, Vijay Tarachand Jadhav, et al./A Pilot Study to önd out Sexual Dimorphism in Human Skulls using Curvilinear Sagittal Suture Length. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol.2023;16(3):171-176.
 

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Keywords Curvilinear length; Sagittal suture; Sexual dimorphism; Identifi cation.

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