Estimation of age by pubic symphysis metamorphosis in East Delhi population

Forensic medical specialists are very often faced with the problem of fixing the individuality of unknown human bodies. The bones are relatively indestructible structures of the body. Bones have abundance of information in them as they resist putrefaction to a great extent. Age related changes occurring in the pubic symphysis in 112 bones (60 males and 52 females) have been explored in this study using Mckern-Stewart criteria. The results show that the Mckern-Stewart criterion can be equally useful in estimation of age for Indian population also.