Can osteophytes be used as age at death estimators? Testing correlations in skeletonized human remains with known age-at-death.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.04.034
Abstract: Age-at-death estimation is one of the major challenges when establishing an adult skeleton biological profile. The presence of degenerative joint changes - e.g. osteophytes - has been regarded as a good postmaturity age indicator. This… read more here.
Keywords: age death; death; age; osteophytes used ... See more keywords