Estimation of Race and Sex Using Ischiopubic Index and Subpubic Angle in Upper Egypt | ||||
| Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 22, Issue 1, January 2014, Page 114-118 PDF (647.48 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajfm.2014.19161 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Samira Saleh | ||||
| Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Accurate estimations of race and sex are essential tools in forensic anthropology. The pelvic bones are the most accurate bones from which sex can be determined, where ischiopubic index and subpubic angle are important parameters in these bones. The objective of our study is to determine ischiopubic index and subpubic angle in Egyptian males and females and compare them with other populations. Antero -posterior radiographs of 120 adult males and females (aged from 18 to 70 years) were studied for measurement of the pubic length, the ischial length and subpubic angle. Results: the mean of pubic length, ischial length, ischiopubic index and subpubic angle in Egyptians males were 72.4 mm, 80.6 mm, 86.3 and 102.4° respectively. The mean of pubic length, ischial length, ischiopubic index and subpubic angle in Egyptians females were 83.5 mm, 74.5 mm, 103.5 and 141.2° respectively. The mean of pubic length was significantly increased in females than males in the (p < 0.05), while the mean ischial length was significantly higher in males than females (p < 0.05), the mean ischiopubic index was significantly higher in females than males (p < 0.05), while the mean of subpubic angle in females was significantly higher than males | ||||
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