Metrical Study of Human Hyoid Bones in Western Maharashtra

A metrical study of 91 human hyoid bones constituting 51 male and 40 female hyoid bones obtained from medicolegal postmortems as well as dissected cadavers from the department of Anatomy was conducted. In our study we have tried to evaluate some of the tested metrical parameters in sexing the hyoid bones. Univarate statistical tests were applied to the metrical data .Sexual differences between the means of each parameter was statistically highly significant (P<0.001). On the basis of demarking points 0 to 56.8% of hyoid bones could be sexed accurately .The Minimum transverse distance between bases of lesser cornua, width of body in middle, weight of bone and length of greater cornua have been found to be more useful parameters in identifying sex ,especially in males.