Quantitative analysis of the innominate bone for sex estimation utilising the Phenice method

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Original Article

Muhammad Naqib Harith Hamzah¹  Helmi Hadi¹  Faridah Mohd Nor²  Siti Hanum Mohd Ali³ 

[1] Forensic Science Unit, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia;Unit Forensik Jabatan Patologi, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Cheras, Malaysia;Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Malaysia;

关键词: Geometric morphometric;    Anthropology;    Sexual dimorphism;    Phenice method;    Innominate;    Forensic;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41935-023-00328-3

 received in 2022-10-01, accepted in 2023-01-10,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe Phenice method is a reliable qualitative analysis of the pubis and ischium region of the innominate bone to assess an individual’s sex. Geometric morphometric provides methods of quantitative analysis of the region for identification purposes, which may be affected by environmental changes. This study analysed the Phenice method by utilising 3D (3 dimensional) CT (computed tomography) scans by geometric morphometrics for sex estimation. The CT scans of 231 adult individuals (148 males and 83 females) of the Malaysian population were landmarked by IDAV Landmark software and analysed by MorphoJ and SPSS.ResultsThe first four principal components (PCs) accounted for 41.9% of the total changes when utilising the Phenice method. Widening in pubic symphysis in a U shape with a general widening of the border of the true pelvis, which is typically seen in females, accounted for 21.8% of the eigenvalues.ConclusionsIt was possible to quantify the changes seen in the ventral arc, subpubic concavity and the medial aspect of the ischio-pubic ramus for sex estimation utilising the Phenice method, and most of the changes were seen in PC1 at the pubic region, which accounted for 21.8%.

【 授权许可】

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