Abstract
Background: The auricle was resides outside the head. Auricle was different size and shape affected by both sex, all age, races and play an important role in forensic investigation. Otapostasis was the most common deformity of the auricle.
Aim: To study the morphometric measurements of the auricle and to evaluate otapostasis among school going children in tribal belt of Chhattisgarh.
Materials and Methods: School children of three tribal belt of Chhattisgarh, were selected at random and their morph metric measurements like auricle lengths, auricle projection and front of face height of both auricles were taken with the help of a digital vernier caliper. Total 550 healthy students aged group 9 to 15 years included in current research. Children with any auricle deformity, previous auricle surgeries, auricle tumors, history of auricle trauma were excluded from the current research.
Result: In present study, mean auricle height was 48.95±5.75 (right auricle) and 48.98±5.77 (left auricle) and otapostasis was 18.86±4.09 (auricle ear) and 18.87±4.10 (left auricle) among all students. Mean auricle height and otapostasis was higher in males than in females. Gender related differences were found not significant. Among all study participants 25.81% had an otapostasis left auricle while 25.09% had an otapostasis right ear. Among male students, 28.48 % had otapostasis right and left ears while female students, 23.63% had right auricle otapostasis and 24.67% otapostasis left auricle.
Conclusion: otapostasis more in males than females among tribal school children. These measurements are keen and valuable in evaluation of auricle abnormalities, reconstruction and in otomorphology for identification of tribal belt children.
Keywords: Tribal belt, Digital Vernier calipers, Otapostasis, Auricle.
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Corresponding Author
Rajni Thakur
Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pt.J.N.M.Medical College, Raipur, (C.G.)
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i11.69
