Age Determination from Radiological Study of Epiphysial Appearance and Union around Wrist Joint and Hand

To establish exact identity of an individual age determination is essential not only in cases of living but also for the dead too. Age has to be determined not only for identification purpose but also for various civil and criminal purposes. The determination of age presents a task of considerable importance from the view-point of the administration of justice. A roentgenographic study was carried out with the objective to assess the general skeletal maturity around wrist and hand, of subjects in Mumbai region. 205 males and 94 females between age group of 3–25 years attending the outpatient department of this hospital are selected. Age confirmed from history and noting the birth dates. The cases selected after ruling out the nutritional, developmental, and endocrinal abnormality which affects the skeletal growth. Data analysis was done in P4 computer using HPSS software. At the end conclusions were drawn which are compared with available results of various previous studies