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Validation of the acetabulum as a skeletal indicator of age at death in modern European-Americans
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol.64, pp.989-1003
64
2019
PMID: 30537265
Web of Science ID: WOS:000474285000003
Abstract
Progressive changes in the acetabulum have been used in modern skeletal age estimation, but they have not been completely understood. If their age correlations are weakened by the influence of factors like physical activity and obesity, acetabular changes should not be used for age estimation. To investigate their utility for aging, the acetabular variables of Rissech et al. (2006) were analyzed in 409 modern European-Americans (Bass Collection, Tennessee). Correlation tests assessed potential associations between acetabular data, osteoarthritis scores (collected per Jurmain, 1990), and documented demographic information (age, body mass index [BMI], metabolic intensity of physical activities). Acetabular changes had statistically significant, positive correlations with osteoarthritis (p < 0.001 in most joints/regions) and age (p < 0.001), indicating their degenerative nature and relevance for age estimation. Acetabular changes showed no associations with BMI or metabolic values, suggesting resistance to obesity and activity effects. These results suggest that acetabular degeneration is a valid skeletal age-at-death indicator.
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- Title
- Validation of the acetabulum as a skeletal indicator of age at death in modern European-Americans
- Publication Details
- Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol.64, pp.989-1003
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.; United States
- Series
- 64
- Copyright
- © 2018 American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Identifiers
- WOS:000474285000003; 99380090779206600
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology; College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities
- Language
- English