Abstract

When human skeletal remains are discovered, one of the most pressing concerns that must be answered is the identity of the person who died. Hence, not only do anatomists, but also anthropologists and forensic professionals, find interest in researching sexual dimorphism of bones in the human population. Material and Methods: At the Anatomy Department of Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, Telangana, India, we collected one hundred dried clavicles from adults of both sexes. This project is generating literature on metrical data of the clavicle by measuring various morphological data of adult humans of known sex at the Department of Anatomy, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, Telangana between August 2013 to September 2014. Results: The present study measured the length, mid-shaft circumference, weight, length and breadth of the rhomboid fossa, and angles of curvature of one hundred dried and cleaned adult human clavicles of known sexes. There are a total of 100 clavicles; 50 belong to males (25 on each side), and the other 50 belong to females (25 are of right side and 25 are of left side). Sex determination of clavicles would be challenging at best due to the large overlap between the hypomusculine and hypermuscular ranges of male clavicles and the hypofeminine and hyperfeminine ranges of female bones. Conclusion: All the characteristics and indices do, however, show a sex overlap. This could be related to hypomasculinity in male clavicles and hypermasculinity in female clavicles, or it could be the result of individual differences in genetics, nutrition, and socioeconomic status.

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