Md. Shamsudduha Chowdhury1, Hamida khatun2, A.S.M Mashrurul Haque3, Raju Chowdhury4,
Mahmuda Jannat5, Rawshon Ara Naznin6
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, North East Medical College, Sylhet.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, North East Medical College, Sylhet.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, North East Medical College, Sylhet.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy. North East Medical College, Sylhet.
5. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Sylhet Women’s Medical College, Sylhet.
6. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, TMSS Medical College, Bogura.
Abstract
The determination of sex of an individual is primary criteria of identification, but this is very difficult problem and becomes even more challenging when only a single bone like clavicle is available. The traditional methods of sexing bone are subjective and not of much help in medico-legal cases where 100% accuracy is needed. Hence metrical analysis of clavicles for determination of sex by various morphometric measurements is needed. This study was performed on 29 dry adult human Right clavicles fulfilling the inclusion criteria from the stocks of Anatomy laboratory of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet. The present study is aimed to determine whether sexing of unknown clavicles can be done by Applying values of mid shaft circumference of right clavicle and to find out the best parameters of sex determination. This study shows the mean mid-shaft circumference of right sided male clavicles is 37.5mm, while that of female clavicles is 30.27mm. Thus the mean mid-shaft circumference of male right clavicle is more than that of female right clavicle with a difference of 6.24 mm. which are statistically highly significant for sex determination.
Key Words: Age, Clavicle, Sex, Sex determination, Mid shaft circumference.