The iliac crest in forensic age diagnostics: Evaluation of the apophyseal ossification in conventional radiography

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 473-479

  Wittschieber, Daniel ^a   Vieth, Volker ^a   Domnick, Christoph ^a   Pfeiffer, Heidi ^a   Schmeling, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forensic age estimation in living individuals; Iliac crest apophysis; Ossification stages; Ossification sub stages; Pelvic radiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; CHILD; FEMALE; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; ILIUM; MALE; OSTEOGENESIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879506959     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-012-0763-x     Document Type: Article

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