Mankind
Quarterly, Vol. 42, No. 4 (Summer 2002)
pp. 345-353
Skeletal Age Determination of
the Symphysis Pubis for Forensic Purposes: Analysis
of an Iraqi Series.
Anam R. Al-Salihi, Emad H. Al-Azawi, Akram A. Jaffar
and Faiq A. Bakr
Skeletal age determination from the symphysis pubis
of a series of (17) male and (11) female hip bones
was done. Three methods were used and the bone age
estimated by each was compared to the documented chronological
age. The methods used were Todd's, McKern-Stewart's,
and Suchey-Brooks'. The results of statistical analysis
were discussed and showed that best estimation of
age and correlation with chronological age was achieved
by the cast method of Suchey-Brooks. It is concluded
that the use of this method in anthropological and
forensic studies is strongly advocated.
