1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Osmania Medical College, Koti, Hyderabad
2Professor and HOD, Department of Forensic Medicine, Osmania Medical College, Koti, Hyderabad
Online published on 2 January, 2017.
Age estimation of living is one of the most important tasks faced by Forensic practitioners, especially in developing countries like India. A study was conducted to know the status of ossification at Elbow joint in school boys of 13–16 years in Hyderabad city.
Healthy school going school children (250 boys) of age group 13–16 years (150 of age 13 years and 100 of age 16 years), residents of Hyderabad city were examined for ossification status at Elbow joint
In 13–16 years boys, at Elbow joint, Conjoint epiphyses was fused completely in 48%, Medial epicondyle was in stage 3 in 75.5%.
By the age of 13–16 years all epiphyseal centers around the Elbow joint were in the process of fusion.
Elbow joint, ossification status, Age estimation
