ISSN: 1304-5040
Dil: Türkçe, ingilizce
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Assessment Of Forensic Age And Ossification Of The Medial Clavicular Epiphysis Using Computed Tomography
Dr. Alper YÜKSELa Dr. Ali Rıza TÜMERb Dr. Aysun BALSEVEN ODABAŞIa
aRadyoloji Bölümü, İzmir Özel Kent Hastanesi, İZMİRbAdli Tıp AD, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, ANKARA
Objective: The aim of this study was the examination of relationship between the age and the ossification of medial epiphysis of the clavicle referred to CT examination. Assessment of the degree of ossification of the medial clavicular epiphyseal cartilage is of vital importance in forensic age diagnostics of living individuals aged more than 18 years. Material and Methods: Concerning the epiphyseal ossification of the clavicle, CT’s of 68 patients between 12 and 33 years were analysed. All of the examined medial clavicular epiphyseal cartilages permitted an assessment of the degree of ossification. Results: In the legal relevant age segment we saw a turnover from stage 3 to stage 4 at the age of 21 years. Conclusion: According to these results it can be concluded that a person with stage 4 is probably 21 years or older, while a stage 3 leads to an estimated age under 21 years. The achieved results should be examined with a larger number of cases.Keywords: Tomography scanners, X-Ray computed, clavicle, ossification, heterotopic; forensic anthropologyTurkiye Klinikleri J Foren Med 2008, 5:1-5
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