Abstract：
:The successful identification of human skeletal remains relies on proven diagnostic techniques for sex determination. This research utilized 608 individuals from South Africa (420 men, 188 women) to conduct a blind nonmetric determination of sex from three features of the distal humerus: olecranon fossa shape, angle of the medial epicondyle, and trochlear extension. A scoring system between males and females was implemented, and the aggregate score of the three features determined the estimated sex of the skeletal element in question. With all features combined, black and white South Africans were categorized successfully as either male or female 75.5% (77% accuracy rate for females, 74% accuracy rate for males). This classification rate is lower than what was found in previous studies, but suggests that characteristics of the distal humerus are still quite valuable when estimating skeletal sex. More research is needed to assess reasons for the differential expression of these traits in different populations and to determine whether the method is nonpopulation specific.
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J Forensic Scijournal_title
Journal of forensic sciencesauthors
Vance VL,Steyn M,L'Abbé ENdoi
10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01724.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-05-01 00:00:00pages
710-4issue
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0022-1198issn
1556-4029journal_volume
56pub_type
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