Original scientific paper
Intercostal Variation for Age Estimation – Are the Standards for the Right 4th Rib Applicable for Other Ribs?
Ekin Özgür Aktas
Aytaç Koçak
Safiye Aktas
Ali Yemisçigil
Abstract
Age estimation of unknown skeletal remains is very important in forensic medicine.
Morphologic methods are fast and easy to use for purpose of age determination. The
sternal ends of the ribs are a reliable method of age estimation from late adolescence to
old age. Iscan et al developed a phase analysis method for the right 4th rib that was sex
and race specific. The purpose of this study is to determine the accuracy of the standards
of age estimation from the right 4th and other rib using the phase analysis for the Turkish
population. The sample consisted of right and left 3rd, 4th and 5th ribs from 34 Turkish
women and 76 men. There were statistically significant variations found on the
right 5th, left 3rd, 4th, and 5th ribs according to these standards in men for phases 5, 6,
and 7. For women, all the right and left ribs included in this study were in concordance
with right 4th rib standards in all phases.
Keywords
age estimation; rib phase method; intercostal variation
Hrčak ID:
27998
URI
Publication date:
28.12.2004.
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