Volume : 7, Issue : 5, May - 2018

GENDER DETERMINATION USING PER-CUTANEOUS ULNAR LENGTH IN GWALIOR REGION

Dr. Akhilesh Trivedi, Dr. Richa Changulani

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">Gender determination either in living or in dead is the first step in identifying and individualizing an unknown person in forensic medicine. But when dismembered human body parts or bone from any mass disaster like earthquake, plane crash or in some cases of homicide etc. are the materials to work with, it is of a greater challenge for the forensic experts and in such cases the identity of an individual can be identified from measuring the bone length. The present study made an attempt to determine the gender from Per-Cutaneous Ulnar Length (PCUL) measurements for people of Gwalior region. A random sample of 210 male and 210 female students of G.R. Medical College, Gwalior between the age group of 18-21 years was chosen. PCUL of right and left side were measured with the help of spreading caliper. The Mean of PCUL for male was significantly (p&lt;0.0001) greater than female which was found to be 27.09&plusmn;1.293cm (Mean&plusmn;SD) and 24.87&plusmn;1.236cm respectively which indicates a significant gender difference between male and female PCUL. This study is recommended in anthropological and medico-legal cases for gender determination amongst the ethnic group under study when the only body part available is a mutilated forearm of a deceased.</span></b></p>