Reliability of the individual age assessment at the time of death based on sternal rib-ends' morphology in Balkan population

This paper analyzes the reliability of the Işcan’s sternal rib-ends phase method for the assessment of individual age at the time of death in the Balkan population. The method is based on the morphological age changes of the sternal rib ends. The tested samples consisted of 65 ribs from autopsy case...

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Main Authors: Đonić Danijela, Đurić Marija, Babić Dragan, Popović Đorđe
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Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2005-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2005/0042-84500506441D.pdf
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author Đonić Danijela
Đurić Marija
Babić Dragan
Popović Đorđe
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description This paper analyzes the reliability of the Işcan’s sternal rib-ends phase method for the assessment of individual age at the time of death in the Balkan population. The method is based on the morphological age changes of the sternal rib ends. The tested samples consisted of 65 ribs from autopsy cases in the Institute for Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade, during 1999-2002 (23 females, and 42 males of various ages, ranged from 17-91 years), according to the forensic documents. Significant differences between the real chronological age of the individuals and the values established by the Işcan’s method was found, especially in the older categories (phases 6 and 7), in both males and females. The results of the discriminative analysis showed the values of the highest diagnostic relevance for the assessment of age in our population: the change of the depth of the articular fossa, the thickness of its walls, and the quality of the bones.
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spelling doaj-art-89abbf68f2d5401087ab75871284c5032025-08-20T01:58:12ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502005-01-0162644144610.2298/VSP0506441DReliability of the individual age assessment at the time of death based on sternal rib-ends' morphology in Balkan populationĐonić DanijelaĐurić MarijaBabić DraganPopović ĐorđeThis paper analyzes the reliability of the Işcan’s sternal rib-ends phase method for the assessment of individual age at the time of death in the Balkan population. The method is based on the morphological age changes of the sternal rib ends. The tested samples consisted of 65 ribs from autopsy cases in the Institute for Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade, during 1999-2002 (23 females, and 42 males of various ages, ranged from 17-91 years), according to the forensic documents. Significant differences between the real chronological age of the individuals and the values established by the Işcan’s method was found, especially in the older categories (phases 6 and 7), in both males and females. The results of the discriminative analysis showed the values of the highest diagnostic relevance for the assessment of age in our population: the change of the depth of the articular fossa, the thickness of its walls, and the quality of the bones.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2005/0042-84500506441D.pdfforensic medicineage determination by skeletonribsreproducibility of resultsstatistics
spellingShingle Đonić Danijela
Đurić Marija
Babić Dragan
Popović Đorđe
Reliability of the individual age assessment at the time of death based on sternal rib-ends' morphology in Balkan population
Vojnosanitetski Pregled
forensic medicine
age determination by skeleton
ribs
reproducibility of results
statistics
title Reliability of the individual age assessment at the time of death based on sternal rib-ends' morphology in Balkan population
title_full Reliability of the individual age assessment at the time of death based on sternal rib-ends' morphology in Balkan population
title_fullStr Reliability of the individual age assessment at the time of death based on sternal rib-ends' morphology in Balkan population
title_full_unstemmed Reliability of the individual age assessment at the time of death based on sternal rib-ends' morphology in Balkan population
title_short Reliability of the individual age assessment at the time of death based on sternal rib-ends' morphology in Balkan population
title_sort reliability of the individual age assessment at the time of death based on sternal rib ends morphology in balkan population
topic forensic medicine
age determination by skeleton
ribs
reproducibility of results
statistics
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2005/0042-84500506441D.pdf
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