morphoМорфологические ведомостиMorphological newsletter1812-31712686-8741Private Medical University REAVIZ10.20340/mv-mn.2026.34(3).1061morpho-1088Research ArticleОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯRESEARCH ARTICLESЛИНЕЙНЫЕ, ВЕСОВЫЕ И ОБЪЕМНЫЕ ПАРАМЕТРЫ ПЛЮСНЕВЫХ КОСТЕЙ МУЖСКОЙ СТОПЫLINEAR, MASS AND VOLUMETRIC PARAMETERS OF MALE METATARSAL BONEShttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-1106-5130ЗеркаловаЯ. И.ZerkalovaYa. I.

Зеркалова Яна Игоревна

Ульяновск

Санкт-Петербург

Yana I. Zerkalova

Ulyanovsk

St. Petersburg

zerkalova.yana@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2163-7911ЕрмоленкоА. С.ErmoolenkoA. S.

Ермоленко Александр Сергеевич, доктор медицинских наук

Ульяновск

Санкт-Петербург

Aleksandr S. Ermoolenko, Doctor of Medical Sciences

Ulyanovsk

St. Petersburg

osteon@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-6681-4488ЗеркаловаЮ. Ф.ZerkalovaYu. F.

Зеркалова Юлия Феликсовна, кандидат медицинских наук, доцент

Ульяновск

Yuliya F. Zerkalova, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Docent

Ulyanovsk

ju.zerkalova@rambler.ruУльяновский государственный университет; Университет «Реавиз»РоссияUlyanovsk State University; REAVIZ Private UniversityRussian FederationУльяновский государственный университетРоссияUlyanovsk State UniversityRussian Federation20261610202634310611061Copyright © Зеркалова Я.И., Ермоленко А.С., Зеркалова Ю.Ф., 20262026Зеркалова Я.И., Ермоленко А.С., Зеркалова Ю.Ф.Zerkalova Y.I., Ermoolenko A.S., Zerkalova Y.F.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.morpholetter.com/jour/article/view/1088ВВЕДЕНИЕ

ВВЕДЕНИЕ. Определение морфологических особенностей и некоторых физических параметров скелетированных останков человека остается одной из ключевых задач археологической и судебно-медицинской антропологии. Остеометрические параметры стопы, в частности плюсневых костей, могут служить надежными диагностическими маркерами ввиду их относительной функциональной нейтральности и генетической детерминированности. 

ЦЕЛЬ

ЦЕЛЬ. Изучить изменчивость количественных остеометрических показателей и физических характеристик плюсневых костей мужской стопы.

МАТЕРИАЛЫ И МЕТОДЫ

МАТЕРИАЛЫ И МЕТОДЫ. Материалом послужили 50 паспортизированных анатомических сухих костных препаратов стоп лиц мужского пола в возрасте 20–70 лет из коллекции кафедры общей и клинической морфологии Ульяновского государственного университета, полученной при выполнении гранта Российского фонда фундаментальных исследований. Проведены прямые остеометрические измерения десяти параметров (костная длина, ширина и высота диафиза, ширина и высота основания, ширина и высота головки, масса, объем, плотность) с использованием электронного штангенциркуля (точность 0,01 мм), электронных весов и метода водного вытеснения. Статистическая обработка выполнена с применением описательной статистики, коэффициента вариации, однофакторного дисперсионного анализа (ANOVA) (уровень значимости p < 0,05).

РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ И ОБСУЖДЕНИЕ

РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ И ОБСУЖДЕНИЕ. Установлены статистически значимые различия между плюсневыми костями I–V по всем изученным параметрам. Наибольшая длина характерна для II плюсневой кости (72,7 ± 0,81 мм), минимальная – для I (60,5 ± 0,81 мм). Наибольшие ширина и высота диафиза, ширина и высота основания и головки, а также масса и объем зафиксированы у I плюсневой кости. Коэффициенты вариации варьируют от 7,2% (длина IV кости) до 33,1% (высота диафиза II кости), что указывает на неоднородную изменчивость признаков.

ЗАКЛЮЧЕНИЕ

ЗАКЛЮЧЕНИЕ. Выявленные закономерности могут быть использованы для идентификации индивидуальных особенностей в судебно-медицинской практике, а также дополняют фундаментальные представления о морфогенезе скелета конечностей. 

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION. Determining the sex of human skeletal remains is a key task in archaeological and forensic anthropology. Osteometric parameters of the foot, particularly the metatarsal bones, can serve as reliable diagnostic markers due to their relative functional neutrality and genetic determinism.

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE. The aim of this study was to examine the variability of quantitative osteometric parameters and physical characteristics of the metatarsal bones in the male foot.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

MATERIALS AND METHODS. The material consisted of 50 identified skeletal specimens from male individuals aged 20–70 years. These were obtained from the repository of the Department of General and Clinical Morphology at Ulyanovsk State University as part of a study funded by a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. Direct osteometric measurements of ten parameters (bone length, diaphysis width and height, base width and height, head width and height, mass, volume, and density) were performed using an electronic caliper (0.01 mm accuracy), electronic scales, and the water displacement method. Statistical analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, the coefficient of variation, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with a significance level of p < 0.05.

RESULTS

RESULTS. Statistically significant differences were found among metatarsal bones I–V for all studied parameters. The greatest length was characteristic of metatarsal bone II (72.7 ± 0.81 mm), while the shortest was for metatarsal bone I (60.5 ± 5.5 mm). The greatest diaphysis width and height, base and head width and height, as well as mass and volume, were recorded for metatarsal bone I. Coefficients of variation ranged from 7.2% (length of bone IV) to 33.1% (diaphysis height of bone II), indicating heterogeneous variability of these characteristics.

CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION. The identified patterns can be used to establish individual identity in forensic practice and also complement the fundamental understanding of skeletal morphogenesis. 

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