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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 6; Issue 3.3 (Septmber 2018)

Page No.: 5704-5707

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2018.318

A STUDY OF SACRAL INDEX IN EASTERN RAJASTHAN POPULATION IN COMPARISON TO OTHER NORTH-WEST POPULATIONS OF INDIA

Olive Singh 1, Siddha Jaleswara Rao *2 , Sachendra Kumar 3 , Prabhjot Kaur Chhabra 4.

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, JNU IMSRC, Jaipur National University, Rajasthan, India.

*2 Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, JNU IMSRC, Jaipur National University, Rajasthan, India.

3 Tutor, Department of Anatomy, JNU IMSRC, Jaipur National University, Rajasthan, India.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, JNU IMSRC, Jaipur National University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Corresponding Author: Dr  S Jaleswara Rao, Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Jaipur National University Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research Centre (JNUIMSRC), Jaipur, 302017, State Rajasthan,  India  E-Mail:  jallytpt@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Background: Human skeleton is an excellent source for genetic, anthropological and forensic investigations. Pelvic bones are very important for sex determination, followed by skull & the long bones. Various parameters and indices are available based on which the sex can be determined using sacrum. These parameters and indices vary region wise also. The sacrum has always attracted the attention of the medico-legal experts for establishing its gender, because of its contribution to pelvic girdle and associated functional gender differences.  In present study the sacral index in Eastern Rajasthan population is calculated and compared with the study done earlier in Western Rajasthan & North Indian Population.

Objective: To study the Sacral Index in the population of Eastern  Rajasthan, so that it can be compared with other  studies  on populations of Western Rajasthan & other regions of  North India.

Materials and Methods: Study was carried out in Department of Anatomy, Jaipur National University IMSRC, Jaipur, Rajasthan.  Adult, dry sacra were collected randomly from Anatomy department of different Medical colleges of Eastern Rajasthan, with the kind permission of the concerned department. 87 sacra were classified into 48 male and 39 female bones by observing the parameters like – Maximum length of sacrum, Maximum width of sacrum and Sacral index.

Results: In this present study Mean of sacral index in Males was 104.39 and that for Females was 121.02. Mean value of Sacral Index in females was significantly higher than in males. Difference between male and female mean was statistically highly significant.

Conclusion: It was found after comparison that sacral index is more in females than males in different populations. The comparative analysis with other races showed a clear racial difference for the sacral index. Hence it is a reliable and significant criteria for sex determination of sacrum.

Key words: Sacrum, Sacral Index, Sexual dimorphism, Rajasthan.

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Cite this article: Olive Singh, Siddha Jaleswara Rao, Sachendra Kumar, Prabhjot Kaur Chhabra. A STUDY OF SACRAL INDEX IN EASTERN RAJASTHAN POPULATION IN COMPARISON TO OTHER NORTH-WEST POPULATIONS OF INDIA. Int J Anat Res 2018;6(3.3):5704-5707. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2018.318