Contributions of anatomy to forensic sex estimation: focus on head and neck bones

T Mello-Gentil, V Souza-Mello - Forensic sciences research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
This study sought to provide an up-to-date review of the importance of anatomy to human
identification, focusing on the usefulness of anatomical knowledge about the head and neck …

Recentering forensic anthropology within a multifaceted body of evolutionary theory: Strengthening method by making theory explicit

AP Winburn, AD Yim, MK Stock - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The discipline of forensic anthropology has been critiqued for its lack of a theoretical basis.
In response, practitioners often assert that their analyses are implicitly grounded in …

[PDF][PDF] Centering transgender individuals in forensic anthropology and expanding binary sex estimation in casework and research

SD Tallman, CD Kincer, ED Plemons - Forensic Anthropology, 2021 - academia.edu
Due to disproportionate violence impacting the transgender community, forensic
anthropologists may encounter the remains of trans individuals; however, it is unknown how …

Sex estimation using external morphology of the frontal bone and frontal sinuses in a contemporary Czech population

M Čechová, J Dupej, J Brůžek, Š Bejdová… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Sex estimation is a task of utmost importance in forensic anthropology and bioarcheology.
Along with the pelvic bone, the skull is the most important source of sexual dimorphism. On …

Modelling 3D craniofacial growth trajectories for population comparison and classification illustrated using sex-differences

HS Matthews, AJ Penington, R Hardiman, Y Fan… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Many disorders present with characteristic abnormalities of the craniofacial complex. Precise
descriptions of how and when these abnormalities emerge and change during childhood …

Sex determination with morphological characteristics of the skull by using 3D modeling techniques in computerized tomography

AK Dereli, V Zeybek, E Sagtas, H Senol… - … Science, Medicine and …, 2018 - Springer
Sex determination is a major area of investigation in forensic anthropology. As technology
has advanced, imaging methods such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance …

Worldwide tendency and focused research in forensic anthropology: A bibliometric analysis of decade (2008–2017)

G Lei, F Liu, P Liu, Y Zhou, T Jiao, YH Dang - Legal Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose The objective of this study was to illustrate the global research productivity and
tendency of forensic anthropology in recent ten years (2008–2017) by bibliometric analysis …

Sexual dimorphism of the human scapula: a geometric morphometrics study in two Portuguese reference skeletal samples

R Maranho, MT Ferreira, F Curate - Forensic Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The estimation of biological sex is of paramount relevance in the analysis of skeletal
remains recovered in forensic contexts. This study aims to assess sexual dimorphism for …

A geometric morphometric approach to the study of sexual dimorphism in the modern human frontal bone

A Del Bove, A Profico, A Riga, A Bucchi… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We analyzed the main anatomical traits found in the human frontal bone by using
a geometric morphometric approach. The objectives of this study are to explore how the …

Sexual dimorphism in shape and size of the neurocranium

DH Toneva, SY Nikolova, ED Tasheva-Terzieva… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Sex identification is a primary step in forensic analysis of skeletal remains. The accuracy of
sex estimation methods greatly depends on the sexual dimorphism manifested by the target …