ROLE   OF   SUBPUBIC   ANGLE   IN   SEXUAL   DIMORPHISM   &   ITS   CLINICAL   IMPORTANCE:   A   MORPHOMETRIC   STUDY   IN   ADULT   HUMAN BONY PELVIS Kanika Sachdeva * 1 , Rajan K Singla 2 , Gurdeep Kalsey 3 . *1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, SGRDIMSAR, Amritsar, Punjab, India. 2  Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India. 3  Retired Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India. Address   for   Correspondence:   Dr.    Kanika    Sachdeva,    Assistant    Professor,    Department    of    Anatomy,    SGRDIMSAR,    Amritsar,    Punjab,    India.    E-Mail:   kanikadr.sarang@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Background :   Identification   of   sexing   human   skeletal   remains   is   an   important   component   and   frequently   the   starting   point   of   many   forensic   anthropological investigations.   Skeletal   biologists   had   recognized   that   each   population   group   requires   its   own   specific   standards   for   accurate   determination   of   sex.   The pelvis   is   probably   the   most   accurate   bone   from   which   sex   can   be   determined.   The   subpubic   angles   show   more   definitive   sex   difference   indicating   the presence of interpopulation variations. Materials   and   Methods:    The   material   for   the   present   study   comprised   50   adult   human   pelvis   [M:   F=   40:10],   obtained   from   Department   of   Anatomy, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India. Subpubic angle was measured for each pelvis using standard technique. Results:   The   results   obtained   were   tabulated,   statistically   analysed   &   compared   to   the   earlier   literature.   It   was   seen   that   in   line   with   earlier   studies   the subpubic angle was significantly more in females as compared to males. Conclusions:   It   is   widely   recognized   that   skeletal   characteristics   vary   among   populations,   thus   each   population   should   have   specific   standards   to   optimize the accuracy of identification. Hence this study has provided a baseline data of the values of subpubic angle in the North Indian population. KEY WORDS: Sexual Dimorphism, Pelvis, Subpubic Angle, Forensic. References 1 . 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