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Mussabekova S.A.

Medical University of Karaganda

Stoyan A.O.

Institute of Forensic Examinations in Almaty State — Enterprise Center for Forensic Examination of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Mkhitaryan X.E.

Medical University of Karaganda

Craniometric aspects in forensic medical identification of the Kazakhstan population

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Mussabekova S.A., Stoyan A.O., Mkhitaryan X.E.

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Journal: Forensic Medical Expertise. 2023;66(3): 24‑28

DOI: 10.17116/sudmed20236603124

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CRANIOMETRIC ASPECTS IN FORENSIC MEDICAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE KAZAKHSTAN POPULATION
CRANIOMETRIC ASPECTS IN FORENSIC MEDICAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE KAZAKHSTAN POPULATION

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Mussabekova SA, Stoyan AO, Mkhitaryan XE. Craniometric aspects in forensic medical identification of the Kazakhstan population. Forensic Medical Expertise. 2023;66(3):24‑28. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20236603124

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Abstract:

The aim of this study is to estimate the variability limits of craniometric skull parameters, revealed in Kazakhstan, and find out significant criteria for forensic medical identification of the local population. The investigation included 25 standard craniometric skull parameters, revealed in Kazakhstan. Standard antropometric tests and tools were used. Current study confirm that the craniometrics indicators of Kazakhstan population have specific regional features. The skulls, revealed in Kazakhstan, are well craniometrically differentiated. Statistically significant differences were found out in 6 craniometric parameters in men (width of skull base, frontal chord, full face height, condylar and bigonial width, mandibular height) and in 4 parameters in women (transverse diameter, width of skull base, mastoid width, width of occipital foramen). The usage of updated data according to the regional features of the craniometrics parameters allow to significantly improve the forensic identification accuracy, study more completely the biological regularities of population formation and assess the comparative efficacy of individual features in the population reconstructions.

Keywords:

skull
human identification
craniometric parameters
population
Kazakhstan

Authors:

Mussabekova S.A.

Medical University of Karaganda

Stoyan A.O.

Institute of Forensic Examinations in Almaty State — Enterprise Center for Forensic Examination of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Mkhitaryan X.E.

Medical University of Karaganda

Received:

06.10.2022

Accepted:

09.11.2022

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