Estimation of forensic age using substages of ossification of the medial clavicle in living individuals

Forensic age estimation based on staging of ossification of the medial clavicular bone is one of the methods recommended by the Study Group on Forensic Age Diagnostics of the German Association of Forensic Medicine. In the present study, we analyzed the stages of ossification of the medial clavicula...

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Published in:International journal of legal medicine 2015-11, Vol.129 (6), p.1259-1264
Main Authors: Ekizoglu, Oguzhan, Hocaoglu, Elif, Inci, Ercan, Can, Ismail Ozgur, Aksoy, Sema, Sayin, Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Age Determination by Skeleton - methods
Clavicle - anatomy & histology
Clavicle - diagnostic imaging
Criminal law
Epiphyses - anatomy & histology
Epiphyses - diagnostic imaging
Female
Forensic Anthropology
Forensic Medicine
Humans
Magnetic resonance imaging
Male
Medical Law
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Osteogenesis
Retrospective Studies
Tomography
Turkey
Ultrasonic imaging
Young Adult
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Summary:Forensic age estimation based on staging of ossification of the medial clavicular bone is one of the methods recommended by the Study Group on Forensic Age Diagnostics of the German Association of Forensic Medicine. In the present study, we analyzed the stages of ossification of the medial clavicular epiphyses on thin-sliced (1 mm) computed tomography (CT) images using the substages defined within stages 2 and 3. The retrospective CT analysis involved 193 subjects (129 males, 64 females) ranging in age from 13 to 28 years. Spearman’s correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between age and ossification stage in both male and female subjects. Stage 3c was first observed at 19 years of age in both sexes and may thus serve as a valuable forensic marker for determining an age of 18 years. Although further research is needed on the ossification stages of the medial clavicular epiphyses, the present findings could contribute to existing reports on observers’ experiences using CT analysis of ossification combined with analysis of substages.
ISSN:0937-9827
1437-1596
DOI:10.1007/s00414-015-1234-y