1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology, Index Medical College, Indore (M.P.)
2Senior Resident, Department of Opthalmology, Index Medical College, Indore (M.P.)
3Professor & Head Department of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology, M.G.M. Medical College, Indore (M.P.)
4Associate Professor Department of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology, M.G.M. Medical College, Indore (M.P.)
* Corresponding Author: Dr. Priyanka Kolhe Nema Senior Resident, Department of Opthalmology, Index Medical College, Indore (M.P.) Contact: +91 99264–48595 E-mail: k22priya@gmail.com
Introduction: Skeleton remains or decomposed bodies are an important initial step in forensic investigation. Accurate determination of skeletal Age has been a critical issue in medico legal cases and the accuracy depends on the nature of material available and methods applied. Sternum is a bone which is easily retrievable even from the advance decomposed body and also from the bundle of bone so it become very important bone for age and sex determination in the advance stage of decomposition and from mutilated, fragmented bodies.
Methodology: 770 subjects (432 male and 338 female) were taken between the age groups of 10 to 70 years and data analysis was done by using SPSS software and relevant statistical test was applied.
Results: Bisexual variation in relation to fusion of xiphoid with mesosternum was found inconclusive.
Conclusion: The pattern of fusion of xiphoid to body of sternum is not very strong predictor for determination of age so for age determination we have to follow other bone.
Anthropometry, Bisexual variation, Age estimation, bisexual variation, xiphi Sternum
