1Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, IPGMER& SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, WB
2Professor & Head, Department OF Forensic & State Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, WB
*Corresponding author: Nihar Ranjan Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, WB Flat A 24, 3 St. Georges Gate Road, Kolkata -22. Email Id: dr.niharsarkar@gmail.com, Mob: 094433186692
Online published on 5 January, 2015.
The ossification of the medial end of clavicle has been extensively studied for estimation of age Variations in skeletal morphometry and maturation have been attributed to racial/ethnic differences.This study was designed to investigate the correlation of clavicular length with age in adolescent age group and to derive a mathematical model to determine age from length of clavicle in Indian Bengali population. The following regression equation was obtained
Age in adolescents = 1.65* left clavicle length -4.11
Sex-specific regression equations were also obtained from the present investigation
It is concluded that age of an adolescent subject can be estimated from length of clavicle (left in this study) measured by digital x-ray using this population specific regression equation with reasonable accuracy and objectivity
Digital X Ray, Age, Adolescent, Clavicle, Length, Bengali
