Postnatal ontogenesis of the tibia. Implications for age and sex estimation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 207.e1-207.e11

  López Costas, Olalla ^a,b   Rissech, Carme ^c   Trancho, Gonzalo ^d   Turbón, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Immature; Sex determination; Tibial growth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; ONTOGENY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; TIBIA;

EID: 84855201301     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.038     Document Type: Article

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