A Quantitative Perspective on Dimorphic Profile of Talus in North Indians

Address for Correspondence: Dr Gaurav Agnihotri, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India. Mobile:09815542792. E-Mail: [email protected]. Introduction: The Talus is the keystone of the human tarsus and is the weight bearing bone which is often recovered intact.It is vital for sex, race, age and sex determination. Aims: The present study intends to assess the dimorphic status of Talus in North Indians on basis of size and weight.It addresss the possibility and reliability of sex/race identification using the metric attributes of talus in North Indians. Material and Methods: 500 dry tali (250 males; 250 females) of known sex .Right left ratio 1:1 were taken. The study was conducted in the department of Anatomy in Government Medical Colleges of Punjab during the period 2011-2016. Results: There exists a definite sexual dimorphism in the morphometry of talus for north indian population. The highly accurate scores obtained by the discriminant function analysis establish the dimorphic profile of the talus in north indian population. When the eight variables for both sides were taken into consideration the % accuracy of sex determination reached a maximum level of 100%. The predictive validity values indicate that the classification functions have proved to be a useful diagnostic tool to identify the sex of the northern indians. Conclusions: It can be concluded that the talus of north indians is useful for the sex determination of skeletal remains in either a complete or fragmentary state.