title: Patellar anthropometry in sex differentiation--a study ii the northern part of West Bengal, India.
abstract: As in many cases long bones get available in fragments, so gender determination from short as well as robust bones like patella paid importance now-a-days. So far the literature reviewed such records are little in Indians especially from West Bengal. The present study is aimed to demonstrate the gender differentiability of different patellar anthropometric parameters viz, length, breadth, surface areas of articular surfaces, patellar Index, etc, amongst population of northern part of West Bengal in India. A total 46 intact patellae of which 23 belonged to males and 23 belonged to females, were taken out from human corps of 20 to 50 years of age group, brought for postmortem in the forensic department, NB Medical College, Sushrutanagar. Patellar vertical length, width, different measurements of the individual articular facet, angulations at the vertical ridge, patellar index and total surface area of the posterior surface and articular part, etc, were measured. In males patellar height, diameter, index, dry weight, articular surface area would be more than 3.75cm, 4.1cm, 108.23, 18g and 11.67cm2 respectively and values less than those will be for females. But in contrary angulation at the vertical ridge between medial and lateral articular facets will be more than 119.28 degrees in females, and less than for males. The results of this study revealed that we can determine sex of North Bengal population just by using the patellar measurements, when other long bones, skull and pelvis get not available, or fragmented. But there remains a scope for multicentric study throughout the India to validate the fact.
authors: Tapan Kumar
authors: TK
authors: Jana
authors: Susmita
authors: S
authors: Giri
authors: Hironmoy
authors: H
authors: Roy
authors: Maitreye
authors: M
authors: Kar
authors: Sabyasachi
authors: S
authors: Santra
authors: Suvam
authors: S
authors: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010329:Patella / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D054881:Sex Determination by Skeleton / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult