The development and status of forensic anthropology in India: A review of the literature and future directions

N Baryah, K Krishan, T Kanchan - Medicine, Science and the …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Forensic anthropology deals with the identification of human remains in a legal setting. The
primary role of a forensic anthropologist is to evaluate human skeletal remains and ascertain …

Stature estimation from the length of the sternum in South Indian males: a preliminary study

RG Menezes, T Kanchan, GP Kumar, PPJ Rao… - Journal of forensic and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Estimation of stature is one of the important initial steps during forensic analysis of human
skeletal remains. The aim of the present study was to derive a linear regression formula for …

Sex determination from measurements of the sternum and fourth rib using multislice computed tomography of the chest

SU Ramadan, N Türkmen, NA Dolgun… - Forensic Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: One of the most important data that can be obtained from bones is sex
determination for which the recommended method is taking metric measurements. Metric …

Estimation of sex from sternal measurements in a Western Australian population

D Franklin, A Flavel, A Kuliukas, A Cardini… - Forensic science …, 2012 - Elsevier
In Australia, particularly Western Australia, there is a relative paucity of contemporary
population-specific morphometric standards for the estimation of sex from unknown skeletal …

Estimation of sex from mastoid triangle–A craniometric analysis

T Kanchan, A Gupta, K Krishan - Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Estimation of sex is an important step in the evaluation of unknown human remains. Human
skulls are shown to exhibit sexual dimorphism. The objective of the present study was to …

Estimating sex of the human skeleton based on metrics of the sternum

R Bongiovanni, MK Spradley - Forensic science international, 2012 - Elsevier
Estimating the sex of skeletal remains is critical in creating the biological profile of an adult
individual. Previous research has shown that analyzing the sternum may lead to an accurate …

The efficacy of sternal measurements for sex estimation in South African blacks

PJ Macaluso Jr - Forensic Science International, 2010 - Elsevier
The correct assessment of sex from the human skeleton is of fundamental importance in
forensic medicine and bioarchaeology. In South Africa, unidentified remains are often …

Sex estimation using sternum part lenghts by means of artificial neural networks

Z Oner, MK Turan, S Oner, Y Secgin, B Sahin - Forensic science …, 2019 - Elsevier
In addition to the pelvis, cranium and phalanges, the sternum is also used for postmortem
sex identification. Bone measurements may be obtained on cadaveric bones. Alternatively …

Estimation of stature from the length of the sternum in South Indian females

RG Menezes, KR Nagesh, FNP Monteiro… - Journal of forensic and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Estimation of stature is one of the principal elements in practical forensic casework involving
examination of skeletal remains. The present study was undertaken to estimate stature from …

Sex determination from the mandibular ramus flexure of Koreans by discrimination function analysis using three-dimensional mandible models

C Lin, B Jiao, S Liu, F Guan, NE Chung, SH Han… - Forensic science …, 2014 - Elsevier
It has been known that mandible ramus flexure is an important morphologic trait for sex
determination. However, it will be unavailable when mandible is incomplete or fragmented …