A Cross-sectional Study on Sex Difference in Length of Manubrium and Mesosternum in Dry Ossified Human Sternum

Authors

  • Yesmin Nahar Yesmin Nahar, Associate professor (C.C) and Head, Department of Anatomy, City Medical College, Gazipur.
  • Shamim Ara Shamim Ara, Professor, Department of Anatomy, Holy Family Red Cresent Medical College, Dhaka.
  • Rukshana Ahmed Rukshana Ahmed, Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Tangail.
  • Sabiha Mahbub Sabiha Mahbub, Professor and head, Department of Anatomy, Aichi Medical College, Dhaka.
  • Masuma Akhtar Banu Masuma Akhtar Banu, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Uttara Adhunik Medical College.
  • Saida Rashid Saida Rashid, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Medical College For Women and Hospital, Uttara, Dhaka.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v16i1.75401

Keywords:

Manubrium, mesosternum, sex, discriminant analysis technique

Abstract

Context: Examination of bone is important for identification of deceased and estimation of sex. The present study was planned to collect data regarding length of manubrium and mesosternum of dry ossified human sternum and to find out possible variations regarding sex. Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study, conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, from July 2011 to June 2012. The study materials consist of 112 dry ossified human sternum. The length of manubrium and mesosternum was measured and comparison of values between male and female were done. Results: The mean length of manubrium in male and female was 49.92 ± 3.22mm and 40.74 ± 4.19mm respectively and the mean length of mesosternum in male and female was 102.56 ± 6.10mm and 83.44 ± 10.19mm respectively. Conclusion: The length of manubrium and mesosternum was greater in male than that of female which was statistically significant (P < 0.001). The length difference can be useful in sex differentiation.

Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy January 2018, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 13-16

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2018-01-01

How to Cite

Nahar, Y., Ara, S., Ahmed, R., Mahbub, S., Banu, M. A., & Rashid, S. (2018). A Cross-sectional Study on Sex Difference in Length of Manubrium and Mesosternum in Dry Ossified Human Sternum. Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, 16(1), 13–16. https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v16i1.75401

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Original Articles