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Variations in epiphyseal fusion and persistence of the epiphyseal line in the appendicular skeleton of two identified modern (19th-20th c.) adult Portuguese and Italian samples.

Maria Giovanna BelcastroAnnalisa PietrobelliElisa RastelliVincenzo IannuzziStefania ToselliValentina Mariotti
Published in: American journal of physical anthropology (2019)
Population differences have been observed, showing a delay in the complete epiphyseal closure for the Sassari sample compared to the Coimbra sample. Degree 3 seems to be a good adult-age indicator for individuals less than 35-year-old.
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