Bilateral dimorphism of the auricles in adolescent males in the Lugansk People's Republic
https://doi.org/10.34215/1609-1175-2024-3-69-74
Abstract
Aim. To identify somatotypological features of linear parameters and bilateral dimorphism of the auricles in adolescent males.
Materials and methods. In total, 140 adolescent males (19.05 ± 0.71 years) in the Lugansk People's Republic were examined. Following somatotyping and cephalotyping, the left and right auricles were photographed. Digital photographs were uploaded to the ImageJ software, which was used to determine 20 sizes of the auricle. An ANOVA analysis of the obtained results was carried out. The index of bilateral dimorphism of each auriculometry parameter was determined.
Results. All studied parameters of the left auricle, except for its width, exceeded those of the auricle of the contralateral side.
Conclusion. The highest values of the bilateral dimorphism index were observed when studying the height of the tragus and antitragus in males, regardless of their cephalotype.
About the Author
A. S. Volosnik
Saint Luka Lugansk State Medical University
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Alexandr S. Volosnik, post-graduate student of the Department of human anatomy, operative surgery and topographic anatomy
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Volosnik A.S. Bilateral dimorphism of the auricles in adolescent males in the Lugansk People's Republic. Pacific Medical Journal. 2024;(3):69-74. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.34215/1609-1175-2024-3-69-74
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