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ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2015

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

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

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Oguzhan EkizogluDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Güney mahallesi 1140/1 Yenisehir, Konak, Izmir, Turkey. drekizoglu@gmail.com.
Elif HocaogluDepartment of Radiology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ercan InciDepartment of Radiology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ismail Ozgur CanDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
Sema AksoyDepartment of Radiology, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ibrahim SayinDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bakırköy Dr.Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRDokuz Eylül University · TRYenişehir Hospital · TR

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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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OsteogenesisAdolescentAdultAge Determination by SkeletonClavicleEpiphysesFemaleForensic AnthropologyHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesTurkeyYoung AdultAge estimationComputed tomographyMedial clavicular epiphysesSchmeling methodSubstages

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