Bongiovanni Rosanne, LeGarde Carrie B
Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620.
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, 106 Peacekeeper Drive, Offutt AFB, NE, 68113.
J Forensic Sci. 2018 Mar;63(2):356-360. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.13530. Epub 2017 Jun 20.
Although there are numerous reliable multivariate models for sex estimation, many scenarios, both forensic and archaeological, result in the recovery of fragmentary remains, which prevents the collection of various standard measurements. The purpose of this research was to establish metric applications for sex estimation from the distal humerus and distal radius of European/American Whites and American Blacks. Data for this research were retrieved from a sample consisting of a larger database from multiple skeletal collections. Measurements include epicondylar breadth, breadth of the capitulum-trochlea, and distal breadth of the radius. Student's t-test and descriptive statistics were utilized to analyze the data. Classification rates ranged from 75% to 96.4%, with the capitulum-trochlea breadth performing best. Overall, significant metric differences exist between the sexes in the distal humerus and radius and can be utilized to estimate sex. This study offers a reliable alternative sex estimation technique applicable to fragmentary or damaged remains.
尽管有许多可靠的多变量模型用于性别估计，但在许多法医和考古场景中，都会发现残缺不全的遗骸，这使得无法收集各种标准测量数据。本研究的目的是建立基于欧美白人及美国黑人肱骨远端和桡骨远端进行性别估计的测量方法应用。本研究的数据取自一个样本，该样本来自多个骨骼收藏的更大数据库。测量包括髁上宽度、肱骨小头-滑车宽度和桡骨远端宽度。采用学生t检验和描述性统计分析数据。分类率在75%至96.4%之间，其中肱骨小头-滑车宽度的表现最佳。总体而言，肱骨远端和桡骨远端在性别上存在显著的测量差异，可用于估计性别。本研究提供了一种适用于残缺或受损遗骸的可靠的性别估计替代技术。
