Collo-Diaphyseal Angle as an Optimal Anthropometric Criterion of Femur in Gender Determination

Collo-Diaphyseal Angle as an Optimal Anthropometric Criterion of Femur in Gender Determination

Background: Gender determination is an important challenge in the identification of skeletal remnants and dismembered bodies. The femur bone is more likely to be preserved during accidents and over time; thus, it is one of the most useful bones in gender determination. Methods: This cross-section...

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Main Authors: Mitra Akhlaghi, Abbas Azizian, Mohammad Hossein Sadeghian, Farhad Azizian, Zohreh Shahabi, Shima Rafiee, Farinaz Mousavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine
Subjects:
forensic anthropology
gender determination
femur
collodiaphyseal angle
identification
Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/ijmtfm/article/view/24986/pdf

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