Metric Analysis of Sexual Dimorphism in North Indian Pelvic Indices

Abstract

Background: Skeleton is an excellent investigating material in living and non-living population for genetic, anthropological and forensic purposes. Anatomical knowledge of human osteology, in the evaluation of death may help to shed light on legal issues such as sex and age determination, parentage and racial identity. With racial differences, it's difficult to implement a uniform method for determining sex. Therefore, the need for present study was felt. Many bones of skeleton present size related sexual differences, those of the pelvis usually displayed differences in morphology independent of size as the sex hormones influence the reproductive functions.In the present study an attempt has been made to arrive at appropriate metric data, regarding sex determination of North Indian pelves using indices calculated upon dry hip bones, sacrum & pelvis as a whole.