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Sexual Dimorphism in the Foramen Magnum Dimensions

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Date
2009-03-01
Author
Galdames, Ivan Claudio Suazo [UNIFESP]
Russo, Priscilla Perez [UNIFESP]
Matamala, Daniela Zavando [UNIFESP]
Smith, Ricardo Luiz [UNIFESP]
Type
Artigo
ISSN
0717-9502
Is part of
International Journal Of Morphology
DOI
10.4067/S0717-95022009000100003
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Alternative Title
Dimorfismo Sexual en las Dimensiones del Foramen Magno
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess the presence of sexual dimorphism in the foramen magnum size. We analyzed 211 human skulls from the collection of the Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, with a record of sex and age determined using anteroposterior and transverse diameters of foramen magnum, and their differences by gender (p<0.05) were ascertained. Fischer linear discriminant function was calculated and the value for the classification of these variables was determined. All the dimensions were found to be higher, and in men's skulls, the foramen magnum size had low discriminating power and were accurately classified only in 66.5% skulls. Our results show that this quantitative indicator is of limited practical value and should be supplemented with qualitative indicators of sexual dimorphism in the occipital bone to improve the accuracy in the sex diagnosis.
Citation
International Journal Of Morphology. Temuco: Soc Chilena Anatomia, v. 27, n. 1, p. 21-23, 2009.
Keywords
Foramen magnum
Determination of sex
sexual Dimorphism
Anthropometrics
Fischer discriminant function
URI
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/11600/44067
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