A Study On Sex Identification From A Finger Bone

Abstract

Gender identification from dismembered parts of the human body and skeletal remains in the situations of casualties is the imperative element of the complete legal investigation in terms of medical and it is the major challenge for forensic experts. Identification of gender from fragmentary, dismembered, and mutilated human remains that get encountered in the situation of mass destruction, explosions, crashes of airplanes, homicides, criminal mutilation, assault cases, traffic accidents, and many more things, which can be very important in any kind of forensic investigation as it is the major challenge for the forensic professionals and the physical anthropologists.

The main aim of this review research is to identify the gender while utilizing the ring or index finger length ratio along with the skeletal remains for determining the crucial role of indices for establishing the identity of gender. The ring and index finger ratio was easily identified in a higher amount in females while compared with males. The results represent that there is a lot of difference in the ring and index finger length ratio among males and females. This complete review research is useful in establishing the gender within the dismembered hand while subjected to the medical examination.