title: Sex determination using upper limb bones in Korean populations.
abstract: The purpose of this research is to establish metric standards for the determination of sex from the upper limb bones of Korean. We took a set of eleven measurements on each of 175 right sides of adult skeletons chosen at Korean sample. Classification accuracy dropped only one or two individuals when only vertical head diameter of humerus is used. Variables in relation with maximal length were less accurate than head diameter of humerus. Two variables were selected by the stepwise procedure: maximal length of humerus, vertical head diameter of humerus. The combined accuracy was 87%. This study of modern Korean skeletons underscores the need for population-specific techniques, not only for medicolegal investigations, but also for the study of population affinities and factors affecting bone configurations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Konyang University of Korea College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Je-Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Ewha Women University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yi-Suk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Catholic Institute for Applied Anatomy, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: U-Young
authors.initials: UY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae-Kyoon
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Konyang University of Korea College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Gil
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Konyang University of Korea College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Nam Seob
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Konyang University of Korea College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Yong
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Han
keywords: Korean; Partial measurements; Sex determination; Upper limb bone