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15216665

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
The width of the greater sciatic notch of the pelvis is a characteristic commonly used to determine sex in unknown individuals. Recent research on South African skeletal material indicated that this feature may not be so reliable, especially in South African white males. In this study the greater sciatic notches of 115 known skeletons of South African origin were analysed using geometric morphometrics. Geometric morphometrics is a relatively new method that helps to quantify shape. Using this method, it was observed that South African black males have the typical narrow shape, while both the black and white females have typical wide notches. The white males, however, showed a very wide variation and their shapes scattered across the range. The shape of the greater sciatic notch is therefore not reliable to use in sex determination in this population group. Geometric morphometric analysis proved to be a valuable and reliable method to verify morphological characteristics observed with more traditional methods.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0018-442X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
197-206
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Geometric morphometric analysis of the greater sciatic notch in South Africans.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Anatomy, University of Pretoria. msteyn@medic.up.ac.za
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't