Discrete traits of the sternum and ribs: a useful contribution to identification in forensic anthropology and medicine

Autor: Emeline Verna, Kathia Chaumoitre, Pascal Adalian, Marie-Dominique Piercecchi-Marti, Georges Leonetti, Christophe Bartoli
Přispěvatelé: UMR 6578 : Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle (UAABC), Université de la Méditerranée - Aix-Marseille 2-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Aix-Marseille Université - Faculté de médecine (AMU MED), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)
Rok vydání: 2011
Předmět:
Male
Sternum
[SDV.IB.IMA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Bioengineering/Imaging
MESH: Sex Determination by Skeleton
[SHS.ANTHRO-BIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Biological anthropology
Xiphoid process
0302 clinical medicine
Rib cage
education.field_of_study
MESH: Middle Aged
MESH: Sternum
Forensic anthropology
MESH: Forensic Anthropology
Middle Aged
Sex Determination by Skeleton
MESH: Ribs
Genealogy
3. Good health
medicine.anatomical_structure
MESH: Young Adult
Trait
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Identification (biology)
Female
MESH: Tomography
X-Ray Computed
Adult
Adolescent
Population
Ribs
MESH: Imaging
Three-Dimensional
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Imaging
Three-Dimensional
Age Determination by Skeleton
Genetics
medicine
Humans
030216 legal & forensic medicine
MESH: Age Determination by Skeleton
education
MESH: Adolescent
MESH: Humans
business.industry
MESH: Adult
MESH: Male
Forensic science
Forensic Anthropology
business
Tomography
X-Ray Computed
MESH: Female
Demography
Zdroj: Journal of Forensic Sciences
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Wiley, 2013, 58 (3), pp.571-7. ⟨10.1111/1556-4029.12111⟩
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2013, 58 (3), pp.571-7. ⟨10.1111/1556-4029.12111⟩
ISSN: 1556-4029
0022-1198
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12111⟩
Popis: International audience; During forensic anthropological investigation, biological profile is determined by age, sex, ancestry, and stature. However, several individuals may share the same profile. Observation of discrete traits can yield useful information and contribute to identification. This research establishes the frequency of discrete traits of the sternum and ribs in a modern population in southern France, using 500 computer tomography (CT) scans of individuals aged 15-60 years. Only discrete traits with a frequency lower than 10% according to the literature were considered, a total of eight traits. All scans examined were three-dimensional (3D) volume renderings from DICOM images. In our population, the frequency of all the discrete traits was lower than 5%. None were associated with sex or age, with the exception of a single trait, the end of the xiphoid process. Our findings can usefully be applied for identification purposes in forensic anthropology and medicine.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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