Vehit Uyum, Christensen Angi M
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), P.O. Box 21642, Nicosia, 1590, Cyprus.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory, Quantico, VA.
J Forensic Sci. 2019 Jan;64(1):186-189. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.13853. Epub 2018 Jul 5.
Commingling is frequently encountered in cases examined by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, and pair-matching is routinely used as a preliminary segregation method. Here we examine the degree of bilateral asymmetry in nutrient foramen position of the radius and ulna to determine whether nutrient foramen position may be useful in visual and/or ostetometric pair-matching. Differences in nutrient foramen position between left-right pairs from the same individual were compared with differences in nutrient foramen position between different individuals. Bilateral asymmetry in nutrient foramen position was found to be high, indicating that it is not a reliable trait for pair-matching. Bilateral asymmetry and between-person variation were found to differ between the two bones examined, suggesting that nutrient foramen position in other long bones should also be tested.
在塞浦路斯失踪人员委员会审查的案件中，经常会遇到骨骼混合的情况，配对匹配通常被用作初步的分离方法。在这里，我们研究桡骨和尺骨营养孔位置的双侧不对称程度，以确定营养孔位置在视觉和/或骨测量配对匹配中是否有用。将同一个体左右两侧营养孔位置的差异与不同个体之间营养孔位置的差异进行比较。结果发现，营养孔位置的双侧不对称程度很高，这表明它不是配对匹配的可靠特征。在所检查的两块骨骼之间，发现双侧不对称和个体间差异有所不同，这表明其他长骨的营养孔位置也应进行测试。
