Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue: 2

Age estimation by radiological study of ossification centres around pelvis and knee joint in a population of eastern Uttar Pradesh district

  • Author:
  • Bansal Harendra Singh1, Rai Rajesh Kumar2, Jahan Arjumand3, Kumar Dinesh Singh4, Kaul Archana5,*
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 15 to 20

1Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, MLN Medical College, Prayagraj, U.P.

2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, MLN Medical College, Prayagraj, U.P.

3Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Radiology, MLN Medical College, Prayagraj, U.P.

4Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, MLN Medical College, Prayagraj, U.P.

5Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, MLN Medical College, Prayagraj, U.P.

*Corresponding Author Dr. Archana Kaul, Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, MLN Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Email: drarchanakaulmlnmc@gmail.com

Online published on 1 April, 2024.

Abstract

The need for precise age estimation techniques has grown in recent years because of the increased number of unidentified humans remains, unidentified corpses, and situations where there is no real record of birth. Almost every stage of life is affected by medico-legal issues involving age estimation. To identify ossification and fusion activities relevant for estimation of specific age groups of medico legal importance the present study was conducted in the department of Forensic medicine and toxicology, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagraj which comprised of the 391 skiagrams (120 for knee joint and 271 for pelvis) aged 14 years to 24 years who attended the department of Radiology, S.R.N. Hospital, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh during the study period for various radiological examinations.

Keywords

Age, Estimation, Fusion, Ossification, Epiphysis