Usefulness Of Various Measurements Of Incus To Determine The Sexual Dimorphism

ABSTRACT

Background: The incus is the intermediately placed ear ossicle in the middle ear cavity between the malleus andthe stapes.Materials and Methods: In present study, various measurements of incus were taken for the purpose of sexualdimorphism. Out of total 60 incus used in the present study, 30 were retrieved from the male cadavers and 30were retrieved from the female cadavers.Results and Discussion: Mean of total length of incus, mean of total width of incus, mean of maximum distancebetween the tips of the processes of incus and mean of index of incus in male are more as compared to female inthe present study.Conclusion: Among all the measurements taken in the present study; total length of incus and total width of incushaving statistically significant difference between the male and female incus and both can be used for the sexualdimorphism of incus for Kachchhi Gujarati population of present study.