Assessment of age and sex by means of DXA bone densitometry: Application in forensic anthropology Rafael Fernández Castillo, Maria del Carmen López Ruiz Forensic Science International Volume 209, Issue 1, Pages 53-58 (June 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.008 Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Femur neck measurements by age groups. Forensic Science International 2011 209, 53-58DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.008) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Intertrochanter measurements by age groups. Forensic Science International 2011 209, 53-58DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.008) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Trochanter measurements by age groups. Forensic Science International 2011 209, 53-58DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.008) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 1/3 femur total measurements by age groups. Forensic Science International 2011 209, 53-58DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.008) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Ward's triangle measurements by age groups. Forensic Science International 2011 209, 53-58DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.008) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Graphic and linear regression equation for men, predictors: age – Ward's triangle. Regression equation age=100,558−79,124×(X1), R2=0.886. Forensic Science International 2011 209, 53-58DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.008) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 7 Graphic and linear regression equation for women, predictors: age – Ward's, triangle regression equation age=94,448−66,391×(X1), R2=0.919. Forensic Science International 2011 209, 53-58DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.008) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Picture 1 (1) Trochanter. (2) The small square samples “Wards triangle”, which represents the lowest BMD in the hip. (3) This area often shows the earliest loss or earliest improvement in the hip. (4) Intertrochanter line. (5) 1/3 of total femur. (6) Femur neck. Forensic Science International 2011 209, 53-58DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.008) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions