title: Sex determination using anthropometric dimensions of the clavicle in Iranian population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sometimes only skeletal remains are available for forensic identification. Therefore, sex determination using human skeletal remains is one of the most important components in forensic identification. Different levels of accuracy for sex determination using clavicle have been reported in various studies, and on the other hand, anthropometric dimensions of different bones are unique in each race and geographical region. This study was carried out to assess the accuracy of this bone for sex determination in Iranian population. Based on the results of this research, by using the anthropometric dimensions of the clavicle bone, gender can be estimated with a high accuracy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This research was carried out on 120 Iranian cadavers. Maximum of length and midshaft circumference of clavicle was measured. SPSS (Version 13.5) was used for statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean of maximum of the length and the midshaft circumference of clavicle was larger in men (P < 0.001). Using claviclular anthropometric parameters, we could determine sex with 73.3%-88.3% accuracy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this research indicate that sex can be determined using clavicle dimensions with relatively high accuracy, when only the clavicle bone is available due to explosion, plane crashes, mutilated bodies, etc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akhlaghi
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moradi
authors.forename: Marzieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hajibeygi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002968:Clavicle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D054881:Sex Determination by Skeleton / Q000379:methods*