Sex Determination From Chest Plate Roentgenograms
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1985
Description
Precise sexing–97% to 99% accuracy–of adult chest plates is possible when highly predictive costal cartilage ossification patterns are combined with four simple metric determinations. More than 1100 chest plate roentgenograms were evaluated for ossification pattern, fourth rib width, corpus width, sternal length and sternal area in an adult decedent population. An elementary, empirically obtained algorithm using the patternings and measurements, along with simple derivations (sternal length and area indices) was developed and then applied in chest plate sexing. This technique is not only easy, rapid and inexpensive, but it also results in a permanent and easily stored record.
Citation Information
McCormick, William F.; Stewart, John Harlan; and Langford, Lauren A.. 1985. Sex Determination From Chest Plate Roentgenograms. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Vol.68(2). 173-195. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330680205 PMID: 4061608 ISSN: 0002-9483