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1 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 (June 2011) DOI: /j.forsciint Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Femur neck measurements by age groups.
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3 Fig. 2 Intertrochanter measurements by age groups.
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4 Fig. 3 Trochanter measurements by age groups.
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5 Fig. 4 1/3 femur total measurements by age groups.
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6 Fig. 5 Ward's triangle measurements by age groups.
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7 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  , 53-58DOI: ( /j.forsciint ) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

8 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  , 53-58DOI: ( /j.forsciint ) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

9 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  , 53-58DOI: ( /j.forsciint ) Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions


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