Rib biomechanical properties exhibit diagnostic potential for accurate ageing in forensic investigations.

Age estimation remains one of the most challenging tasks in forensic practice when establishing a biological profile of unknown skeletonised remains. Morphological methods based on developmental markers of bones can provide accurate age estimates at a young age, but become highly unreliable for ages...

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Main Authors: Andrea Bonicelli, Bledar Xhemali, Elena F Kranioti, Peter Zioupos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5435173?pdf=render