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Age estimation based on the metamorphosis of the clavicle end: A test of Falys and Prangle method in two contemporary samples.
Madentzoglou, M S; Nathena, D; Traithepchanapai, Pongpon; Karantanas, A; Kontakis, G; Kranioti, E F.
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  • Madentzoglou MS; Department of Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece. Electronic address: nebulaaluben@yahoo.gr.
  • Nathena D; Department of Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece.
  • Traithepchanapai P; King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Department of Forensic Medicine, Thailand.
  • Karantanas A; Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece; Advanced Hybrid Imaging Systems, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece; Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Kontakis G; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
  • Kranioti EF; Department of Forensic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece.
Leg Med (Tokyo) ; 67: 102331, 2024 Mar.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37838583
Upon finding skeletal unidentified remains, four are the questions that must be answered: age, sex, ancestry, and stature. Regarding age estimation, clavicle has received special attention because medial epiphysis is the last epiphysis, among long bones that ossifies. Falys and Prangle proposed a method of age estimation based on three degenerative characteristics-surface topography (TOP), Porosity (POR) and Osteophyte formation (OST)-evaluated on the sternal end of the clavicle according to the descriptions and the illustrations provided in the original article producing satisfactory results. The current study aims to test the applicability of the Falys' and Prangle's method on 174 individuals from two contemporary samples, one from Greece (Cretan osteological Collection and Athens Forensic Anthropology Lab collection) and one from Thailand (Osteological collection in Chiang Mai). Composite scores were calculated, inter and intra- observer error were estimated by kappa statistics and regression equations of the original study were tested in our sample and in subsamples divided by sex and population. The Greek sample gave more accurate estimates compared to the Thai sample. Regressions of known sex gave slightly better results in most cases. When individuals <40 years old were excluded, classification increased for both Thai and Greeks. The results of this pilot study indicate that there are morphological features on the clavicle that are highly correlated with age. Thus, there is a scope of expanding research on the morphological features of the collar bone.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Determinação da Idade pelo Esqueleto / Clavícula / Antropologia Forense Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Determinação da Idade pelo Esqueleto / Clavícula / Antropologia Forense Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article