Study of metacarpals and phalanges for sex identification among Egyptian

The purpose of the present study was to develop a method for the determination of sex from metacarpals and proximal phalanges. The study was carried out on 50 adult hands of known sex. Four measurements were taken on each bone. Regression equations were computed for each bone using combination of these measurements for prediction of sex. The percentage of accuracy of correct sex determination calculated from these equations ranged from 78 to 94%. These equations were then applied to a test sample of another 20 hands, also of known sex, to establish the degree of accuracy in assigning sex, where the percentage of actual correct sex determination ranged from 80 to 95%