INCIDENCE OF SUTURAL BONES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SEX - A STUDY IN THE EASTERN REGION OF INDIA

Autor: Abhijit Bhakta, Anirban Sadhu, Rudradev Meyur, Biplab Goswami, Phalguni Srimani, Banani Kundu, Subhasis Chakraborty, Sharmistha Biswas
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental sciences. 2:8729-8735
ISSN: 2278-4802
2278-4748
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/1514
Popis: Context (Background): Many authors have studied sutural bones in various parts of the world. Examples of such work done in the Eastern Region of India are not known to many in the medical community. Therefore, the authors have endeavored to give some insight into the topic and compile a baseline data of such traits by studying the incidence and distribution of various types of sutural bones in the Eastern region of India. AIMS: To study the incidence and distribution of various types of sutural bones in the Eastern region of India with particular attention to sex distribution. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted based on dry adult crania in the museum of Department of Anatomy over a period of 1 year. METHODS AND MATERIAL: 111 dry adult crania were selected as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. The number of crania with sutural bones in each sex, the total number of sutural bones in each sex and the distribution of sutural bones present bilaterally and in the midline in both males and females were studied. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Z-Test was performed for the distribution of sutural bones. A p-value
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