Forensic anthropology is affected by the unavoidable limits concerning difficulties in
standardization of methods and procedures; age estimation is one of the main tasks of …

While age estimation of unidentified corpses and skeletons for identification purposes has a
long tradition in forensic sciences, age estimation of living persons has formed a relatively …

Developmental Juvenile Osteology was created as a core reference text to document the
development of the entire human skeleton from early embryonic life to adulthood. In the …

Short stature is defined as a height more than two standard deviations below the mean for
age (less than the 3rd percentile). Tall stature is defined as a height more than two standard …

Background: In football there are established age-related tournaments for males and
females to guarantee equal chances within the game for all the different age groups. To …

Bone age is one of biological indicators of maturity used in clinical practice and it is a very
important parameter of a child's assessment, especially in paediatric endocrinology. The …

Background: Determination of skeletal development in children is important. The most
common method of evaluation uses the standards of Greulich and Pyle (G&P) to assess the …

When preparing forensic age estimates for living subjects over 18 years of age, it is crucial to
evaluate the stage of ossification of the medial clavicular epiphysis. The establishment of …

The establishment of radiation-free examination procedures in the field of forensic age
diagnostics in living persons is to be considered of special scientific interest so as to …

Introduction In forensic practice, there is a growing need for accurate methods of age
estimation, especially in the cases of young individuals of unknown age. Age can be …