| Radiographic staging of ossification of the medial clavicular epiphysis. | |
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PMID: 17940787 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Determination of the stage of ossification of the medial clavicular epiphysis is a crucial part of forensic age estimation when evaluating living subjects over 18 years of age. In the present study, we comparatively assessed conventional radiographs and computed tomography (CT) scans of sternoclavicular joints used to perform forensic age assessments in 57 individuals undergoing criminal proceedings. With CT, it was possible to determine the ossification stage of all clavicles studied. In the case of conventional radiography, reliable assessment of ossification stage was not possible in 15 out of 114 clavicles studied due to the superimposition of other structures. Regarding agreement between the methods, both radiography and CT produced identical staging results in 97 out of 99 clavicular epiphyses. In two cases, however, ossification was classified as stage 2 by CT and as stage 3 by conventional radiography. Regarding stages 4 and 5, both methods produced identical staging results in all cases. In forensic age estimation practice, it is necessary that conventional radiographic reference studies be used for ossification stage classification by conventional radiography and that CT reference studies be used for ossification stage classification by CT. Further studies in dead bodies of known age are required to issue a recommendation as to whether conventional radiography using obtained in three planes or CT is the method of choice for the assessment of clavicular ossification. |
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Authors:
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Ronald Schulz; Matthias Mühler; Walter Reisinger; Sven Schmidt; Andreas Schmeling |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-10-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of legal medicine Volume: 122 ISSN: 0937-9827 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Legal Med. Publication Date: 2008 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-12-14 Completed Date: 2008-05-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9101456 Medline TA: Int J Legal Med Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 55-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Röntgenstrasse 23, 48149, Münster, Germany. |
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Age Determination by Skeleton
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methods* Clavicle / radiography* Female Forensic Anthropology / methods Growth Plate / radiography* Humans Male Osteogenesis* Retrospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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