Sex and age at death estimation from the sternal end of the fourth rib. does íşcan’s method really work?

Estimation of sex is one of the first steps in the identification process of human remains. In well preserved and completely skeletonized remains, sex estimation is mainly based on the visual assessment of morphological features of pelvis and cranium [1]. In cases of decomposition, fragmentation, commingling or poor state of preservation, sex estimation is generally based on metric assessment of various bones or bone fragments [2,3]. Since the original research of Íşcan [4], the dimensions of the sternal end of the fourth rib have been studied for estimation of sex in dry-bone cases and in medical imaging in several populations [5–11].
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