Identification of Decomposed Human Remains from Radiographic Comparisons of an Unusual Foot Deformity

Sudimack, John R.; Lewis, Bradley J.; Rich, Jeremy; Dean, Dorothy E.; Fardal, Patrick M.

doi:10.1520/jfs15230j

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“…In the past, studies have been conducted on the foot with regard to forensic examinations where the authors have worked on sexual dimorphism (12,20,22,24), stature estimation (9,21), and uniqueness of the foot and footprints (28,29). Other areas include the association of the foot with the footwear at the crime scene (30,31), radiographic and anatomic examination of foot bones in forensic examinations (32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39), and correlation of hand and foot dimensions for personal identification in mass disasters (5). Moudgil et al (17) have studied the foot index as a possible parameter to determine sex in forensic examinations.…”

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Heel–Ball (HB) Index: Sexual Dimorphism of a New Index from Foot Dimensions*

Krishan

Kanchan

Passi

et al. 2011

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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The present research is aimed to introduce Heel-ball (HB) index from foot dimensions and determine whether this index exhibits sexual dimorphism. The study was conducted on a sample of 303 North Indian individuals (154 men, and 149 women) aged between 13 and 18 years. The stature, body weight, foot breadth at the ball (BBAL), and foot breadth at heel (BHEL) were measured. The HB index was derived by the formula BHEL × 100/BBAL. Although the mean HB index was larger in women in both feet it showed statistically significant sex differences in the right foot only. The study shows that while the foot dimensions show a positive correlation with stature and weight, the HB index is independent of the stature and weight of an individual. This novel index (HB index) may be utilized in sex determination when a part of the foot is brought for medico-legal investigation.

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Heel–Ball (HB) Index: Sexual Dimorphism of a New Index from Foot Dimensions*

Krishan

Kanchan

Passi

et al. 2011

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…With regard to identification using radiographs, numerous cases have been reported where comparisons of ante‐mortem and postmortem radiographs of skeletal characteristics have assisted with identification. These have included general morphological comparisons (8–15), comparisons of trabecular architecture (16,17), and the location and identification of specific features, such as phleboliths (18) or surgical intervention (19). In recent years, computed tomography (CT) has also been used for this type of postmortem identification (20).…”

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Role of Orthopedic Implants and Bone Morphology in the Identification of Human Remains

Simpson

James

Eitzen

et al. 2007

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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When conventional methods of identification, such as visual recognition and dental comparison, cannot be used to identify a deceased person, it becomes necessary to consider alternative methods. The presence of an orthopedic implant in a body may assist identification if ante-mortem medical records are available for comparison. Another method of identification involves comparison of ante-mortem and postmortem radiographs. Eight cases are reported from Forensic Science SA where the presence of orthopedic implants and/or ante-mortem radiographs were used to try to establish identification. In six cases, positive identification was established, and in two cases with upper limb orthopedic implants, the bones remained unidentified. Manufacturers were unable to provide any information about the distribution and use of the implants that could be of use with identification, as there are no requirements in Australia for individual medical implants to be tracked. Such a system has the potential to aid postmortem identification if serial codes were etched onto implants that could then be traced to manufacturers, surgeons, and recipients of these devices.

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“…Children deserve special protection and are below the age of criminal responsibility and may enter the formal justice process through incorrect identification [ 39 ]. Hence, a realistic definition of age is crucial to decide and treat children and juveniles properly and unregistered migrant children are at risk of abuse and discrimination [ 40 ].…”

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Automated Bone Age Assessment: Motivation, Taxonomies, and Challenges

Mansourvar

Ismail

Herawan

et al. 2013

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

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Bone age assessment (BAA) of unknown people is one of the most important topics in clinical procedure for evaluation of biological maturity of children. BAA is performed usually by comparing an X-ray of left hand wrist with an atlas of known sample bones. Recently, BAA has gained remarkable ground from academia and medicine. Manual methods of BAA are time-consuming and prone to observer variability. This is a motivation for developing automated methods of BAA. However, there is considerable research on the automated assessment, much of which are still in the experimental stage. This survey provides taxonomy of automated BAA approaches and discusses the challenges. Finally, we present suggestions for future research.

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Identification of Decomposed Human Remains from Radiographic Comparisons of an Unusual Foot Deformity

Cited by 18 publications

References 6 publications

Heel–Ball (HB) Index: Sexual Dimorphism of a New Index from Foot Dimensions*

Heel–Ball (HB) Index: Sexual Dimorphism of a New Index from Foot Dimensions*

Role of Orthopedic Implants and Bone Morphology in the Identification of Human Remains

Automated Bone Age Assessment: Motivation, Taxonomies, and Challenges

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