Sex estimation of the tibia in modern Turkish: a Computed Tomography study

Morphometric and morphological analyses of skeletal remains are very important to determine sex when fingerprints and DNA cannot be obtained. Previous anthropological studies have reported that the most accurate sex estimation methods are based on the pelvis and the cranium [1 –3]. Despite the advantages of these two skeletal regions for sex estimation, they are not always available in all forensic and archeological investigations. Only one part of skeleton or parts of bones may be resources for researchers as a result of the type and severity of trauma before or after death, geographic factors, and secondary factors associated with decomposing human remains [1–3].
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