Background: The aim of this study was to establish a sample group of Turkish population to
determine sex from the sternal end of the ribs. Sex determination from the human skeleton
bones is a simple and specific method. Materials and methods: The specimens consisted of
right fourth (4th) ribs of 78 females and 173 males of known age, sex and race during 1994–
1997 in Izmir, Turkey. A discriminant function analysis showed that the most helpful
parameter in the young group was superior–inferior height (SIH), and both SIH and anterior …