DETERMINATION OF SEX BY USING THE LENGTH OF ADULT FEMUR BONES

Topic: Determination of sex by using the length of femur in Tamilnadu. Aim : To do the study of determination of sex using dry femur bones. Objective : To find the gender by identifying the length of femur bone. Background : Identification of sex from skeleton is an important demographic assessment in medico legal investigations. Length of femur is an important and reliable skeletal element for sex determination. The present study aims at obtaining results from the length of femur. The length of femur which is taken as the maximum vertical distance between the upper end of head of femur and lowest point on femoral Condyle. Reason: This will be helpful in solving forensic problem to some extent.


INTRODUCTION
The femur is the only bone located within the human thigh. It is both the longest and the strongest bone in the human body, extending from the hip to the knee. The femur is the longest and, by most measures, the strongest bone in the human body. Its length on average is 26.74% of a person's height a ratio found in both men and women and most ethnic groups with only restricted variation, [2] and is useful in anthropology because it offers a basis for a reasonable estimate of a subject's height from an incomplete skeleton. [1] determination of the unknown skeletal material is one of the most vital questions required to be answered with 100% accuracy in [3] medico legal cases as a part of establishing identity of the diseased from skeletal remains. the present study femur bones were studied for the determination of sex in the populations of South India.

MATERIALS AND METHOD
The present study was Carried out Using 30 dry femur bones of the adult males and females from the department of anatomy SaveethaDentalCollege. An Inch tape was utilized to measure maximum length of femur which is taken as the maximum vertical distance between the upper end of head of femur and lowest point on femoral Condyle.

DETERMINATION OF SEX BY USING THE LENGTH OF ADULT FEMUR BONES
Jagadish Rajkumaar and Thenmozhi M.S. epartment Anatomy Saveetha dental college

A B S T R A C T
Topic: Determination of sex by using the length of femur in Tamilnadu.
Aim : To do the study of determination of sex using dry femur bones.
Objective : To find the gender by identifying the length of femur bone.
Background : Identification of sex from skeleton is an important demographic assessment in medico legal investigations. Length of femur is an important and reliable skeletal element for sex determination. The present study aims at obtaining results from the length of femur. The length of femur which is taken as the maximum vertical distance between the upper end of head of femur and lowest point on femoral Condyle.
Reason: This will be helpful in solving forensic problem to some extent. located within the human thigh. It is both the longest and the strongest bone in the human body, extending from the hip to the knee. The femur is the longest and, by most measures, the strongest bone in the human body.
person's height a ratio found in both men and women and most ethnic groups with only restricted variation, [2] and is useful in anthropology because it offers a basis for a reasonable estimate of a mplete skeleton. [1] Sex determination of the unknown skeletal material is one of the most vital questions required to be answered with 100% accuracy in [3] medico legal cases as a part of establishing identity of the diseased from skeletal remains. Therefore in femur bones were studied for the determination of sex in the populations of South India.
The present study was Carried out Using 30 dry femur bones of the adult males and females from the department of An Inch tape was utilized to measure maximum length of femur which is taken as the ertical distance between the upper end of head of The values of the mean maximum length in male femora in

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Jagadish Rajkumaar Department Anatomy Saveetha dental college

DETERMINATION OF SEX BY USING THE LENGTH OF ADULT FEMUR BONES
Determination of sex by using the length of femur in Tamilnadu.
To do the study of determination of sex using dry femur bones.
To find the gender by identifying the length of femur bone.

Identification of sex from skeleton is an important demographic assessment
Length of femur is an important and reliable skeletal present study aims at obtaining results from the length of femur. The length of femur which is taken as the maximum vertical distance between the upper end of head of femur and lowest point on femoral Condyle. nsic problem to some extent.

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

CONCLUSION
To conclude the result of the present study further confirms the views of earlier workers that population specific studies in this aspect are mandatory and beneficial for sex determination.The results of the present study will help in accurate diagnosis of sex from both complete and fragmentary femora from South Indian population and thus constitutes an important tool for forensic experts.

DISCUSSIONS
Sex determination from long bones or their fragments is required as it is a possible identity. The [5] forensic experts often face problems with poorly preserved or fragmented bones which makes their identification complicated [4] due to the tubular structure of the bones they are preserved better than the normal bones.Thus the data collected from the femur bones was beneficial.In the past [8] the percentage accuracy of males was less compared to that of the females it the specificity was higher in case of males.this could be due to the more [9] variable lifestyle and the difference in the labour of both these sexes [10] which can be a determining factorof the length of the femur bones.

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To conclude the result of the present study further confirms the views of earlier workers that population specific studies in this aspect are mandatory and beneficial for sex determination.The results of the present study will help in sex from both complete and fragmentary emora from South Indian population and thus constitutes an Sex determination from long bones or their fragments is The [5] forensic experts often face problems with poorly preserved or fragmented bones which makes their identification complicated [4] due to re of the bones they are preserved better than the normal bones.Thus the data collected from the femur beneficial.In the past [8] the percentage accuracy of males was less compared to that of the females it the ales.this could be due to the more [9] variable lifestyle and the difference in the labour of which can be a determining factorof the [7] However the effect of the environment and the genetical factors are also to be considered. measurements were more in Males as compared to that of the females in conclusion of the present study fulfils the need to update Standards that can be used identification process.