Age ranges of epiphyseal fusion in the distal tibia and fibula of contemporary males and females

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1001-1007

  Crowder, Christian ^a   Austin, Dana ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d Tarrant County Medical Examiner's District   (United States)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Ancestry; Ankle; Epiphyses; Fibula; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Fusion; Tibia; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTHRODESIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIPHYSIS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FIBULA; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TIBIA;

EID: 24644508327     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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