Sexual Dimorphism of the Lateral Angle of the Petrous Bone in Children: Growth Patterns and the Influence of Cranial Width
The findings offer a potential explanation for the observed variability in lateral angle measurements across studies and the limitations of universal cut-off points as a sex-determination method in osteology.
Authors
- Stefan Lettner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6769-202X)
- Stefan Tangl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-4745)
- Lena Hirtler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5194-9118)
- Toni Dobsak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0152-9419)
- Martin Dockner
- Lukas Waltenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9670-6117)
Institutions
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Austrian Academy of Sciences (AT)
- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biology
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14060628
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Austrian Science Fund