Fixation of 16 year of age by radiological study of shoulder joint (A Jaipur based study)

Law in many legal matters requires estimation of age especially when age of accused or victim is in question for framing of charges by the law enforcement agencies. Sixteen years is very important particularly in girls because of age for giving consent for sexual intercourse. The present study has been undertaken to explore the pattern of diaphysis-epiphyseal union in the bones of shoulder joint in growing population of Jaipur region. Many factors are responsible for variation in timing of the epiphysis of bones. The present study has been conducted on 130 subjects (65 girls and 65 boys).