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01.11.2015 | Original Article

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

verfasst von: Oguzhan Ekizoglu, Elif Hocaoglu, Ercan Inci, Ismail Ozgur Can, Sema Aksoy, Ibrahim Sayin

Erschienen in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Ausgabe 6/2015

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Abstract

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.

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Titel: Estimation of forensic age using substages of ossification of the medial clavicle in living individuals
verfasst von: Oguzhan Ekizoglu
Elif Hocaoglu
Ercan Inci
Ismail Ozgur Can
Sema Aksoy
Ibrahim Sayin
Publikationsdatum: 01.11.2015
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Ausgabe 6/2015
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-015-1234-y

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