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Anthropometric Measurements Versus Radiologic Parameters of Hand Bones for Sex Identification
Sponsor: Aswan University
Summary
Forensic anthropometry is the traditional and basic tool of forensic anthropology. It's the science of obtaining systemic measurements of the physical dimensions of the human body. This, in turn, is a very important parameter in personal identification. Different anthropometric techniques are employed to determine sex from such fragmented body parts. Such anthropometric techniques aim to find cutoff points in the measurement of various body parts or bones that discriminate between males and females. Due to the effect of sex hormones, males are taller, larger and more strongly built than females, so measurements greater than the cutoff point are suggestive of a male and less than that are suggestive of a female.
Official title: Anthropometric Measurements Versus Radiologic Parameters of Hand Bones for Sex Identification in Upper Egypt Population: A Comparative Study.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2025-04-01
Completion Date
2026-04-10
Last Updated
2025-07-18
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Anthropometric Measurements
1. Assessment of the accuracy of sex determination from hand indexes using anthropometric hand measurements. 2. Assessment of the accuracy of sex determination from the length of the metacarpals using x-ray radiographs on the same hand. 3. Determination of the best and least costly method for sex identification by comparing the effectiveness of the previous two methods.
Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine , Aswan University
Aswān, Egypt