Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Estimation of Age by Epiphyseal Union at the Lower End of Radius and Ulna by X Ray Examination in Kashmiri Population

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1Nasreena Shabnum, 2 Ishtiyaq Abdullah, 3Burhan Bhat, 4 Pramod Doode, 5 Partha Sarthi Bhattacharya

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Background: Age estimation can be a critical part of Forensic investigations. The age has to be determined not only for identification purposes but also for various civil and criminal purposes. Age at which the epiphysis of bones fuse varies depending on health, hereditary, nutritional, endocrine and environmental factors affecting the people of the different regions, it cannot be reasonably expected to formulate a uniform standard for the appearance and fusion of the epiphyseal centres. The present study is an effort to estimate age among males and females by studying X-ray of distal end of radius and ulna. The age at which complete fusion was seen at distal end of radius and ulna among males and females is noted with help of data obtained in the present series.

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