Orthopedic asymmetry and clavicle length

Loh, Jing Loong Moses; Wong, Keng Lin; Hwang, Stephen; Shen, Liang; Murphy, Diarmuid; Daruwalla, Zubin J

doi:10.1002/ca.22540

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“…Not only are the clavicles between different individuals extremely diverse but studies have noted a high degree of bilateral asymmetry amongst clavicles belonging to the same individual [ 27 , 34 ]. Clavicles have been extensively studied for several reasons, the most notable being the high rate at which it survives in a good degree of preservation due to the high proportion of compact bone as well as the utility of the medial epiphysis in terms of estimating age at death extending into the third decade of life [ 27 , 35 , 36 ]. For these reasons, the clavicle was selected to be the focus of this study.…”

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Exploring the Functionality of Mesh-to-Mesh Value Comparison in Pair-Matching and Its Application to Fragmentary Remains

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Many cases encountered by forensic anthropologists involve commingled remains or isolated elements. Common methods for analysing these contexts are characterised by limitations such as high degrees of subjectivity, high cost of application, or low proven accuracy. This study sought to test mesh-to-mesh value comparison (MCV), a relatively new method for pair-matching skeletal elements, to validate the claims that the technique is unaffected by age, sex and pathology. The sample consisted of 160 three-dimensional clavicle models created from computed tomography (CT) scans of a contemporary Turkish population. Additionally, this research explored the application of MVC to match fragmented elements to their intact counterparts by creating a sample of 480 simulated fragments, consisting of three different types based on the region of the bone they originate from. For comparing whole clavicles, this resulted in a sensitivity value of 87.6% and specificity of 90.9% using ROC analysis comparing clavicles. For the fragment comparisons, each type was compared to the entire clavicles of the opposite side. The results included a range of sensitivity values from 81.3% to 87.6%. Overall results are promising and the MVC technique seems to be a useful technique for matching paired elements that can be accurately applied to a Modern Turkish sample.

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