Sex estimation from the scapula in a contemporary Thai population: Applications for forensic anthropology

A Preliminary Study of Sexual Dimorphism of Scapula by Computed Tomography in the Malaysian Population

“…In several studies on bilateral symmetry of the scapula, it was exhibited that there was no significant difference between the right and left scapula [10][11][12]14]. However, Dabbs and Moore-Jansen (2010) and Hudson et al (2016) indicated the presence of bilateral asymmetry in the right and left scapula [25,26].…”

“…Metric analysis of the scapula by Dabbs and Moore-Jansen (2010), who measured 23 parameters, also showed that the parameters were sexually dimorphic. Studies in Asian countries such as the Chinese population [17], Japanese [10], and Thai [14] populations had documented significant differences between male and female scapula. Both Zhang et al (2016) and Torimitsu et al (2016) were using reconstructed 3D images in their studies.…”

“…Several studies have been conducted on the estimation of sex from scapula [10][11][12][13][14][15], where various human groups displayed different skeletal features depending on their geographical areas and genetic pattern [5,16]. These studies had used either dry skeletal collection [12][13][14] or multi-slice computed tomography (CT) for sex estimation [10,11,15,17]. Over the recent decades, multi-slice CT has been extensively used in forensic anthropology.…”

The influence of biological affinity and sex on morphometric parameters of the clavicle in a South African sample

“…As well, when the black American, white American, and Greek discriminant functions were applied to the contemporary South African coloured metric data, females were more accurately classified than males, overall. These results could be influenced by population differences in growth patterns as a result of nutrition and access to medical care, and functional factors associated with musculature, such as biomechanical or occupational stresses (Papaioannou et al, ; Peckmann, Scott, Meek, & Mahakkanukrauh, ; Stinson, Bogin, & O'Rourke, ).…”

“…This suggests that the linear growth of these South African coloureds may have been impaired through environmental conditions. The black and white American (Spradley & Jantz, ), and Greek (Králík et al, ), samples represent contemporary populations of high socioeconomic status, marked by improved nutrition, access to administrative structures and services such as health care, and clean water and sanitation (i.e., a decreased risk of infectious disease and illness) (Králík et al, ; Peckmann, Scott, Meek, & Mahakkanukrauh, ; Shirley, ; Spradley & Jantz, ). These factors suggest that the linear growth of black American, white American, and Greek individuals was likely not impaired through environmental conditions as in the South African coloured sample.…”