An examination of histomorphometric relationships in the anterior and posterior human femoral cortex

Maggio, Ariane; Franklin, Daniel

doi:10.1007/s00774-021-01204-7

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“…In the mandible, femur, and tibia, haversian canal diameter decreased with age 19 while another study in the femur found increasing. 49 For haversian canal perimeter, it showed a positive correlation with age. 48,49 In the rib, some studies found very low significant correlation in haversian canal area but, another found not indicating the variant of haversian canal area that seemed to be no correlation with age.…”

Section: Histomorphometry Based On Estimating Age In Human Bonementioning

confidence: 95%

“…49 For haversian canal perimeter, it showed a positive correlation with age. 48,49 In the rib, some studies found very low significant correlation in haversian canal area but, another found not indicating the variant of haversian canal area that seemed to be no correlation with age. 55,56 The diameter and perimeter of haversian canals decreased with aging.…”

Section: Histomorphometry Based On Estimating Age In Human Bonementioning

confidence: 95%

“…47,51,58 For haversian canal, some studies found that size of haversian canal was associated with osteon size which had small size in adult. 49 Although the long bones like the fibula, tibia, and femur provided clear and suitable features of cortical bone, they were substantially weight-bearing bones and physical activities also influenced them. 65 Meanwhile the ribs and clavicle underwent slightly weight-bearing loads, resulting in reducing the effect on the remodeling process.…”

Section: Combined the Long Bone And Ribsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to the study of Maggio and Franklin in 2021, 49 an examination of the femoral microradiograph section was done in Australian samples. All 16 parameters were calculated in the region of interest using image J software.…”

Section: Histomorphometry Based On Estimating Age In Human Bonementioning

confidence: 99%

“…47,51,58 For haversian canal, some studies found that size of haversian canal was associated with osteon size which had small size in adult. 49…”

Section: Histomorphometry Based On Estimating Age In Human Bonementioning

confidence: 99%

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Age estimation in the combined long bones and ribs by histomorphometry: Past, present, and future

Gumpangseth,

Mahakkanukrauh

2023

Med Sci Law

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Numerous age estimation methods in unidentified bone have been a long time developing for application in forensic anthropology. The histomorphometric technique is one of the alternative methods that relied upon the evaluation of the cortical bone microstructure over the lifespan as a result of the remodeling process in bone. Remodeling is a sophisticated event occurring from the coupled function of bone formation and resorption cells for maintaining mineral homeostasis and repairment of microdamage in bone tissue. Products derived from remodeling are primary changes in the osteon or haversian system in various regions in the cortical bone, including periosteum, endosteum, and trabecular bone. Throughout life, bone remodeling rate with osteon alteration can be predictable. In the forensic field, histological methods are getting more attention due to the unavailability of macroscopic methods. Histomorphometry approach can be accomplished in fragmentary or incomplete bone remains indicating the limited use of gross morphological methods. In addition, the microscopic methods can aid to increase the more accuracy of analyses and diminish the biased subjective assessment for determining age. Most histomorphometry method utilizes a cross-section of the midshaft of the long bones including the mandible, rib, and clavicle. This review provides the basic knowledge of bone biology and anatomy, several age-estimating methods of histology, and crucial factors for age methods. Studies regarding overall age determination methods from the past until now contribute to obtaining more benefits for developing methods of histomorphometry using human bone in forensic identification.

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Section: Histomorphometry Based On Estimating Age In Human Bonementioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Histomorphometry Based On Estimating Age In Human Bonementioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Combined the Long Bone And Ribsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Histomorphometry Based On Estimating Age In Human Bonementioning

confidence: 99%

“…47,51,58 For haversian canal, some studies found that size of haversian canal was associated with osteon size which had small size in adult. 49…”

Section: Histomorphometry Based On Estimating Age In Human Bonementioning

confidence: 99%

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Age estimation in the combined long bones and ribs by histomorphometry: Past, present, and future

Gumpangseth,

Mahakkanukrauh

2023

Med Sci Law

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Age‐dependent change and intraskeletal variability in secondary osteons of elderly Australians

Pedersen,

Miszkiewicz,

Cheah

et al. 2024

Journal of Anatomy

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There is a need to fully understand intra‐skeletal variability within different populations to develop and improve age‐at‐death estimation methods. This study evaluates age‐related histomorphometric changes in three different bones intra‐individually in a modern Australian sample. Four female and 13 male elderly Australian adult donors (67–93 years) were examined for osteon population density (OPD), osteon area (On.Ar), and Haversian canal area (H.Ar) of secondary osteons to compare between femora, ribs, and humeri and assess against age. In the pooled sex sample, no statistically significant correlations were observed between age and each histological variable. In the males, OPD of the femur increased significantly with age, as did porosity in the rib. In the male humeri, OPD increased moderately with age, while H.Ar was decreased moderately with age. Intra‐bone comparisons showed that males had significantly higher osteon counts in their ribs compared to their femora, while their ribs showed statistically significantly less porosity than their humeri. When bone size was accounted for, by adjusting the femur and humerus histology data by robusticity indices, histology values were found to be similar between bones within the same individual. This is despite the upper and lower limbs receiving different ranges and types of biomechanical load. Our findings demonstrate that bone size influences histomorphometry, and this could confound age‐at‐death estimations that have not been adjusted for robusticity. Future studies would benefit from examining bone histomorphometry within a larger sample size and incorporating bone robusticity measures into histology analyses.

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An examination of histomorphometric relationships in the anterior and posterior human femoral cortex

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Age estimation in the combined long bones and ribs by histomorphometry: Past, present, and future

Age estimation in the combined long bones and ribs by histomorphometry: Past, present, and future

Age‐dependent change and intraskeletal variability in secondary osteons of elderly Australians

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