Bilateral Asymmetry of Nutrient Foramen Position in Forearm Bones: Implications for its Use in Sorting Commingled Remains. Issue 1 (5th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vehit, Uyum; Christensen, Angi M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of forensic sciences. Volume 64:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 186
• Page End: 189
• Publication Date: 2018-07-05
• Subjects: forensic science -- forensic anthropology -- commingled remains -- Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus pair‐matching -- nutrient foramen; Medical jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Forensic sciences -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Gerechtelijke geneeskunde; Gerechtelijke chemie; Gerechtelijke psychiatrie; 363.2505
• DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13853
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1198

Abstract

Abstract: Commingling is frequently encountered in cases examined by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, and pair‐matching is routinely used as a preliminary segregation method. Here we examine the degree of bilateral asymmetry in nutrient foramen position of the radius and ulna to determine whether nutrient foramen position may be useful in visual and/or ostetometric pair‐matching. Differences in nutrient foramen position between left‐right pairs from the same individual were compared with differences in nutrient foramen position between different individuals. Bilateral asymmetry in nutrient foramen position was found to be high, indicating that it is not a reliable trait for pair‐matching. Bilateral asymmetry and between‐person variation were found to differ between the two bones examined, suggesting that nutrient foramen position in other long bones should also be tested.