Forensic Age Estimation from Proximal End of Femur: A Radiological Study in Living Individuals
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12766Keywords:
Epiphyseal Union, Head of femur, Greater trochanter, Lesser trochanter.Abstract
Age determination is a very essential work in the field of forensic anthropology, which is a scientific study
of human skeleton to determine age, sex and time of death to identify an individual. The identification is
nothing but the recognition of an individual through various physical features or biological parameters.
This study aims to examine the relationship between the stage of epiphyseal union of ossification centres at
proximal end of femur & biological age in Chhattisgarh population. The study was carried out in 140 healthy
subjects (70 girls and 70 boys) aging from 13 to 20 years. The obtained results revealed that the complete
fusion of epiphysis of proximal end of femur is seen at 17-19 years. Females were consistently developing
epiphysealunion at a younger age than their male counterparts with one year of difference. Results also
suggest that the age of epiphyseal fusion at proximal end of femur is found to vary greatly all over the India,
indicating the need for separate standards for separate regions.
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