The present brief review is a survey of the role of forensic anthropology (FA) in the new
millennium. After an introduction which deals with the expanding definition of the discipline …

Maternal and associated neonatal mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa remain
unacceptably high. In Mulago Hospital (Kampala, Uganda), 2 major causes of maternal …

The traits of the pubis described by Phenice (Am J Phys Anthropol 30 (1969) 297–302) have
been used extensively by physical anthropologist for sex estimation. This study investigates …

Provides basic information on successfully collecting, processing, analyzing, and describing
skeletal human remains. Forensic Anthropology Training Manual serves as a practical …

Anthropometry is a series of systematized measuring techniques that express quantitatively
the dimensions of the human body and skeleton. Anthropometry is often viewed as a …

Introduction Many studies suggest the importance of the sagittal sacropelvic balance and
morphology in spinal and hip disorders. This study describes the normal age-and sex …

When analyzing human adult skeletal remains, it is often difficult to decide whether a single
aging method will give a more reliable age estimation than a combination of methods. This …

Sex estimation of skeletal remains is an important issue in both forensics and
bioarchaeology. The chance of attaining a high level of accuracy regarding sex allocations …

Examination of the adult os coxae and sacrum is one of the most common methods of sex
estimation from bone. Medical imaging, such as computed tomography (CT), provides the …

The ability to determine sex from unknown skeletal remains is vital, and methods to do this
on the various bones of the human skeleton have been researched extensively. Many …