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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 50-54 |
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Sex cannot be determined through orbital margin anthropometry: A radiologic study of the aditus orbitae of adult Igbos of Nigeria
Vitalis Chukwuma Ezeuko1, Okwudili Onochie Udemezue2
1 Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
2 Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vitalis Chukwuma Ezeuko
Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/2315-7992.173987
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Introduction: The study of the skull is one of the most useful ways of sex determination. Aim: This study was designed to investigate the reliability of the anthropometry of the adult orbital rim in determination of sex. Materials and Methods: A total number of 286 radiographic films of subjects (183 males and 103 females) aged between 18 years and 79 years were analyzed. The orbital height and orbital width were measured from which orbital index was calculated. Differences in the percentage frequencies between males and females were compared using Chi-square test. Result: The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) in the percentage frequency of any range of all the parameters studied between males and females. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study had shown that sex cannot be determined through orbital margin anthropometry. |
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