Sex estimation through geometric morphometric analysis of the frontal bone: an assessment in pre-pubertal and post-pubertal modern Spanish population

• Published in: International journal of legal medicine Vol. 136; no. 1; pp. 319 - 328
• Main Authors: Garcovich, Daniele, Albert Gasco, Laura, Alvarado Lorenzo, Alfonso, Aiuto, Riccardo, Adobes Martin, Milagros
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adults; Age; Centroids; Children & youth; Estimates; Females; Forensic anthropology; Forensic Medicine; Forensic osteology; Gender differences; Geometric accuracy; Males; Mean; Medical Law; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original; Original Article; Principal components analysis; Regression models; Sexes; Sexual dimorphism; Shape effects; Post-pubertal; Forensic anthropology; Sexual dimorphism; Frontal bone; Sex estimation; Pre-pubertal

Sex estimates is a key step of biological profile assessment in a forensic or anthropologic context. In this study, the sexual dimorphism of the frontal bone was analyzed to assess the accuracy of sex estimates using a geometric morphometric approach in a pre-pubertal and post-pubertal sample. The s...