What is it about?
Skull bone thickness is an objective criterion in forensic anthropology. This study assesses variations of skull bone thickness with the age, gender, and body stature using skulls from autopsies in a Sri Lankan population. This study shows that there are variations in skull thickness with gender and no correlation with body stature.
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Why is it important?
Many characteristics of the skull bones used in identification are subjective. Since the human skull thickness (HST) can be used as a more objective criterion, it can be used in more accurate identification in forensic anthropology, and according to literature; no such studies were conducted in Sri Lanka. The aim of this study is to assess the thickness of individual skull bones and the association of the HST with age, gender, and body stature.
Perspectives
This study shows that there are variations in HST with gender and no correlation with body stature.
Dr. Kasun Bandara Ekanayake
University of Peradeniya
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This page is a summary of: Variation of the human skull bone thickness with the age, gender, and body stature: an autopsy study of the Sri Lankan population, Medico-Legal Journal of Sri Lanka, June 2022, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL),
DOI: 10.4038/mljsl.v10i1.7451.
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