Geometric morphometric and traditional methods for sex assessment using the posterior ilium

Sex estimation of human skeletal remains is a key step in forensic identification as well as in bioarchaeological studies. The most accurate sex estimation is provided by the hip bone because of the strong selective pressure on female pelvis during the evolutionary process of increasing encephalization [1]. The enlargement of pelvic canal dimensions after acetabular fusion is accompanied with changes in pelvic articulations as a pubic symphysis and sacroiliac joints [2]. This is in concordance with the fact that the highest accuracy of sex determination can be achieved using features of the ischiopubic and sacroiliac hip bone regions [3].

Source: Legal Medicine - March 17, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Rebeka Rmoutilov á, Ján Dupej, Jana Velemínská, Jaroslav Brůžek Source Type: research