A. S. M Mashrurul Haque1, Iffath Jahan2, Mahin Motaleb3, Raju Chowdhury4,
Mehnaz Tabassum5, Md. Shamsudduha Chowdhury6
1. Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, North East Medical College, Sylhet.
2. Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, North East Medical College, Sylhet.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Ahsania Mission Medical College, Dhaka.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, North East Medical College, Sylhet.
5. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Central International Medical College, Dhaka.
6. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Jalalabad Ragib Rabeya Medical College, Sylhet.
Abstract
Determination of sex is comparatively easy if the entire skeleton is available for examination. In the absence of skull and pelvis long bones either individually or in combination has been used for determination of sex. Estimation of sexual dimorphism by morphometric analysis of femur is utmost important to establish a data in Bangladeshi population. The present study was conducted to establish the values of midshaft antero posterior diameter of dry adult right human femur of Bangladeshi population to observe the gender differences. For this purpose, hundred (100) right femur which are used for academic purpose was collected and a descriptive observational study was performed on Department of Anatomy, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet fulfilling the inclusion criteria during the period of July 2018 to June 2019. Samples with any fragment or distortion were excluded. The midshaft antero posterior diameter of femur was measured with digital slide caliper approximately between highest elevation of linea aspera and midpoint of anterior surface and recorded. Then the sex was determined by discriminant function analysis technique. The values of the mean midshaft antero posterior diameter of right femur was significantly greater in male (2.70± 0.08 cm) than female (2.49± 0.07 cm) (p<0.001).
Key Words: Femur, Midshaft antero posterior diameter, Sex determination.