Technological advancements in forensic imaging have had tremendous flow-on benefits to
the professional practice of forensic anthropology, not only in respect of case-work analyses …

Cranial sutures and synchondrosis have long been studied by forensic scientists, human
anatomists, and anthropologists for estimation of age in different population groups …

This study examines spheno‐occipital synchondrosis fusion in the modern American
population and presents age ranges for forensic use. The sample includes 162 modern …

Current knowledge concerning closure of the spheno-occipital synchondrosis is inadequate
for age estimation purposes in that of the few detailed studies conducted, these demonstrate …

Activating mutations in FGFR3 cause achondroplasia and thanatophoric dysplasia, the most
common human skeletal dysplasias. In these disorders, spinal canal and foramen magnum …

A multi-factorial method for estimating age was devised based on the development of the
3rd molar tooth, the medial clavicular epiphysis, and the spheno-occipital synchondrosis …

Objectives This study examines the relationship between spheno-occipital synchondrosis
(SOS) closure and puberty onset in a modern American population. It also investigates the …

The spheno‐occipital synchondrosis is a craniofacial growth centre between the occipital
and sphenoid bones—its ossification persists into adolescence, which for the skeletal …

The spheno-occipital synchondrosis has a relatively late ossification in comparison with
other cranial base synchondroses, which makes it a point of interest for forensic age …

Due to disparity regarding the age at which skeletal maturation of the spheno‐occipital
synchondrosis occurs in forensic and biological literature, this study provides recalibrated …