title: Sex determination from metacarpals and the first proximal phalanx.
abstract: Sex determination using metacarpals and the first proximal phalanx was carried out on a sample (n = 60) of documented sex. Six measurements were taken on each of metacarpals 1 to 5 and the first proximal phalanx. Regression equations were calculated for determining sex from the bones. The equations were then applied to a second sample (n = 20) also of documented sex to establish the degree of accuracy they produced in assigning sex. The equations for metacarpal 1 produced the highest degree of correct sex determination and overall the degree of accuracy ranged from 74% to 94%.
authors.affiliation: Division of Anatomy and Cell Biology, UMDS Guy's and St. Thomas's, Guy's Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Scheuer
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Elkington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis / Q000379:methods*