The Siberian Scientific Medical Journal
 
 
№ 6 / 2015 / 11-15

Morphological features of the pinna in establishing he sex of the individual

Author Affiliations

Abstract

The article presents new data on the possibility of using the proposed method of complex morphological evaluation of the pinna to determine the sex of an individual. The certain sequence of the main stages of the study implementation has been required in the process of the technique accomplishment. The definition of 12 metric sizes between 16 reference points deposited on each ears towards 4 guide center lines has been carried out in the first stage. The proposed method of pinna anthropometry significantly extends the capabilities of forensic examination and can be recommended to improve the efficiency of identification including sex determination by body fragments of unidentified persons.

Key words

morphology, sex determination, pinna
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About Authors (Correspondence):

Novoselov V.P. – doctor of medical sciences, head of department of forensic medicine, e-mail: sme.ngmu@mail.ru

Savchenko S.V. – doctor of medical sciences, professor of the department of forensic medicine, e-mail: sme.ngmu@mail.ru

Pyatkova E.V. – assistant of the department of forensic medicine, e-mail: katerina_wp@mail.ru

Yankovskiy V.E. – doctor of medical sciences, professor of the department of forensic medicine and law, e-mail: yankovsckiy-sme@yandex.ru

Nadeev A.P. – doctor of medical sciences, head of the department of pathological anatomy, e-mail: nadeevngma@mail

Ageeva T.A. – doctor of medical sciences, professor of the department of pathological anatomy, e-mail: pat_anat@mail.ru

Chikinev Yu.V. – doctor of medical sciences, head of the department of hospital and pediatric surgery, e-mail: chikinev@inbox.ru

Polyakevich A.S. – doctor of medical sciences, associate professor, department of hospital and pediatric surgery, e-mail: randorier@mail.ru

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Received: 12/01/2016