The four main features of biological identity are sex, age, stature, and ethnic background.
The forensic osteologist aims to establish these attributes for an individual from their skeletal …

The proportion of the cortical thickness to the total diameter of the bone (cortical index) was
calculated in paired clavicles obtained from 128 male and 82 female medicolegal …

Time of closure of sagittal, coronal and lambdoid sutures was studied at autopsy in 538 male
and 127 female adults of known ages belonging to Chandigarh zone of northwest India. The …

The present study examines the applicability of ultrasound diagnostics in assessing the
ossification processes of the apophysis of the Crista iliaca of the pelvis for the purposes of …

This work investigates the value of magnetic resonance imaging analysis of proximal
epiphyseal fusion in research examining the growth and development of the humerus and …

This study contrasts the ontogeny of the iliac crest apophysis using conventional
radiography and multislice computed tomography (MSCT), providing probabilistic …

A radiological examination of both elbows and wrists of 149 Northwest Indian schoolgirls
between the ages of 11 and 19 years, of middle socio-economic status, was undertaken to …

The most commonly used radiological method for age estimation of living individuals is X-
ray. Computed tomography is not commonly used due to high radiation exposure, which …

Previous studies on different aspects of chimpanzee growth and development have
documented dental eruption and development, long bone and somatic growth, and to a …

During the 1947 fieldwork season, Member 4 (2-3 My) of the South African Sterkfontein site
yielded two important Australopithecus africanus fossils: a cranium popularly nicknamed …