Age at death estimation of adult males using coxal bone and CT scan: A preliminary study

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作者
Ferrant, Ophelie [1 ]
Rouge-Maillart, Clotilde [2 ,3 ]
Guittet, Lydia [4 ]
Papin, Frederique
Clin, Benedicte
Fau, Georges [5 ]
Telmon, Norbert [6 ]
机构
[1] Hop Cote Nacre, CHU, Unite Med Legale, F-14033 Caen 5, France
[2] CHU Angers, Serv Med Legale, F-49933 Angers, France
[3] Univ Angers, INSERM, IFR 132, LHEA,U922, F-49035 Angers, France
[4] Hop Cote Nacre, Unite Evaluat & Rech Epidemiol, F-14033 Caen 5, France
[5] Hop Cote Nacre, Serv Radiol Gen, F-14033 Caen 5, France
[6] Hop Rangueil, Serv Med Legale, F-31403 Toulouse 4, France
关键词
Forensic anthropology; Age at death estimation; Coxal bone; Computed tomography; Adult; Male; OS-PUBIS; AURICULAR SURFACE; REVISED METHOD; PHASE-ANALYSIS; AT-DEATH; ACETABULUM; RIB; FEMALES; ILIUM;
D O I
10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.12.024
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
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0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
Introduction: Age at death estimation is of major importance for the forensic scientist. Currently, various methods have used macroscopic osseous criteria for articular surfaces. Particularly in the pelvis, articular surfaces are used to classify bone evolution and age. The objective was to assess coxal bone Computed tomography (CT) scan procedure to initially estimate adult male age at death and model this age using quantitative measurements. Materials and methods: The material used included 33 coxal bones obtained from adult males of known age. Samples were obtained from 27 males during forensic autopsies and the 6 remaining samples were collected by the Normandy Whole Body Donation Center. Criteria of all bone samples were measured by CT scan. The criteria were inspired by previous osseous anthropological methods for age estimation using coxal symphyseal, auricular and acetabular surfaces. Inter- and intra-reproducibility of each criterion was calculated. Then, correlation to age at death of the reproducible variables was calculated. Results: Correlation factors were used. These link CT scan criteria data to age at death. Reproducible criteria included in the analysis as reproducible and correlated to age were: auricular surface apex activity, symphyseal ventral rampart and acetabular fossa porosity. Conclusion: The results suggest that research using CT scan criteria data could be a useful forensic tool to determine age at death. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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