ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 9

Osteometry of the Human Iliac Crest: Patterns of Normality and Its Utility in Sexing Human Remains
Fernández Camacho, FJ
Medical Doctor/Professor of Anatomy; Medical Doctor/Director, and Professor of Anatomy; and Medical Doctor/Associate Professor of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Alcalá,

Pellico, LG
Medical Doctor/Professor of Anatomy; Medical Doctor/Director, and Professor of Anatomy; and Medical Doctor/Associate Professor of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Alcalá,

Rodríguez, RF-V
Medical Doctor/Professor of Anatomy; Medical Doctor/Director, and Professor of Anatomy; and Medical Doctor/Associate Professor of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Alcalá,

(Received 11 August 1992; accepted 30 October 1992)

Abstract

We recorded nine measurements and one index of the iliac crest in 42 human hip bones from a Spanish skeletal collection. Common values of seven of these parameters and index are reported. We could detect statistically significant differences of means depending on side for two of these parameters (iliac crest rise, distance from the upper point of the iliac crest to the anterior superior spine) and for the iliac crest index, and relating to sex for three parameters (iliac crest arch, iliac crest rise, distance from the upper point of the iliac crest to the anterior superior spine) and for the index. These measurements and index are useful for sexing human remains.

Keywords:
physical anthropology, os coxae, sex determination, human identification

Paper ID: JFS13473J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13473J
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