1Assistant Professor, Dept. Forensic Medicine, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra
2Prof. & Head, Dept. Of Anatomy, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra
3Prof & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, MGIMS Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra
4Prof & Head, Dept. Forensic Medicine, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra
*Corresponding Author: E-mail: Swapnil1985@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 3 March, 2017.
Evaluation of age of an individual using various methods is required for medico legal purposes in both civil and criminal matters. There is no statistical data to establish variation in epiphyseal fusion in population in population of central India. This significant oversight can lead to exclusion of persons of interest in a forensic investigation.
Epiphyseal fusion of the proximal end fibula in 82 individuals was analyzed on radiological basis to assess the range of variation of epiphyseal fusion at each age. In the study the X ray films of the participants were divided into three groups on the basis of degree of fusion. Firstly, those which were showing No Epiphyseal Fusion (N), secondly those showing Partial Union (PC), and thirdly those showing Complete Fusion (C). Observations made were compared with the previous radiological studies.
By comparing the available literature about ossification of long bones, fusion was delayed one to three years in this study with population of Central India than those parts of south India and population of Bengal and is nearly similar to those in population of Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, Karnataka.
Epiphyseal Union, Proximal end of fibula ray, Age estimation, Central India
