| Abstract: | Dry bone documentation of epiphyseal union times is scarcely represented within the literature due to the difficulties in obtaining large sample sizes of known‐age, juvenile osseous material. The identified missing from the recent conflicts in the former Yugoslavia has become a source for such a sample. This study investigates the union times of 26 epiphyses, in addition to union of the sternebrae, in 256 identified Bosnian males between the ages of 14 to 30 years. Progress of union was recorded by assigning each epiphysis to one of three phases denoting open, active or complete union. Age/phase distributions are provided for each of the epiphyses, as well as a summary table documenting overall age parameters. The results of this analysis not only increase the discipline's overall understanding of the timings of developmental changes, but will also assist in the process of age estimations, specifically within the Balkans. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
