Abstract
Introduction and Aim: Extensive examination of the femoral anthropometry has been commonly accepted to disclose sexual differentiation. The current study was carried out to evaluate various measurements of the pathologically fit femora of the unknown sex to differentiate the sex of the femora.
 
 Materials and Methods: Each femur was meticulously assessed and analyzed for six specific parameters such as maximal length, proximal breadth, and head circumference, mid-shaft circumference, vertical diameter, and neck-shaft angle of the femur bone. All the measurements were statistically analyzed and tabulated.
 
 Results:The results were highly significant to all the parameters thereby concluding that an individual’s sex can be determined by examining the femora.
 
 Conclusion:The results leave a huge scope for validation over a larger sample size focussing on an extensive human race.
Highlights
Introduction and AimExtensive examination of the femoral anthropometry has been commonly accepted to disclose sexual differentiation
The present study aims to find out the sex determination between male and female femora and to study the accuracy of various parameters and measurements in identifying the sex of the femur
When compared with additional Indian studies, it is to be noted that the range of value of the femoral length in the present study is lesser than those studies conducted in southern parts of India and Maharashtra (7, 12, 13)
Summary
Introduction and AimExtensive examination of the femoral anthropometry has been commonly accepted to disclose sexual differentiation. Determination or verification of an individual’s sex is considered to be of substantial significance in the field of forensic medicine. It is relatively simple if one has the access to the entire skeletal remains for examination. The determination of sex from unidentified human skeletal remnants has remained to be a tough challenge for anthropologists and forensic investigators. It is expected to differentiate age, build and sex from isolated, fragmented bones and is often referred to professional anatomists or anthropologists (1). Even though the skull and pelvis are regarded as the most reliable bones of the human being, the precision level to determine sex through the remnants of the skull and pelvis are limited to ninety-eight per cent. The chances of the skull and pelvis to determine sex separately are only 90% and 80% respectively (3)
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