Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences

en Estimation of Morphometric Variations in Greater Sciatic Notch of Human Hip Bones: An Anatomical Study عمومى General پژوهشي orginal article Background & Aims: Hip bone is an enigmatic bone and has surprised investigators every time they tried to determine sex by using any part of hip bone. On the other hand, some parts of the hip bone are liable for decomposition and this makes sex determination of deceased more difficult. Thus, in current study we planned to establish the greater sciatic notch as reliable sex indicator. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 50 adult dry human hip bones of unknown age and sex procured from the postgraduate department of anatomy, Government Medical College, Jammu, India. Later, the sex of bones were identified and various parameters under study including width of notch (AB), depth of notch (OC), posterior segment width of notch (OB), total angle of notch (ACB), posterior angle of notch (BCO), Index I of notch (depth/width´100), and Index II of notch (posterior segment/width ´100) were measured and data were analyzed. The data collected was recorded in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet, compiled and thus subjected to the appropriate analytical statistical tests (t-test) using SPSS v.17 statistical software. P value below 0.05 was considered as significant. Results: The results of the current study concluded that the maximum width of the notch (AB), total angle of notch (ACB), posterior segment width of notch (OB), Index I of notch (depth/width´100), and Index II of notch (posterior segment/width ´100) were highly indicative of sexual difference as compared to the depth of the notch (OC) and posterior angle of notch (BCO) (p-values below 0.05). Conclusion: From the results of the current study it is clearly evident that various morphometric measurements of the greater sciatic notch can also be utilized for sex determination, wherein width, depth, posterior segment of the width, total angle, posterior angle, index I and index II can determine the sex of the individual. Greater Sciatic Notch, Hip Bone, Morphometric Measurements 57 61 http://ijrabms.umsu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-168-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Shahla Hanief shahlahanief@gmail.com 10031947532846002537 10031947532846002537 No MD, Department of Medicine, University of Jammu, Srinagar, India Rachna Magotra drmagotrarachna@gmail.com 10031947532846002538 10031947532846002538 No MD, Department of Medicine, University of Jammu, Jammu, India Shivani sharma dr.shivani70@gmai.com 10031947532846002539 10031947532846002539 No MD, Department of Anatomy, University of Jammu, Jammu, India Prenika Shangloo Prenika1982@gmail.com 10031947532846002540 10031947532846002540 Yes MD, Department of Anatomy, University of Jammu, Jammu, India