ABSTRACT
Forensic medicine experts have to evaluate age in different medico legal situations. The study of epiphyseal union of bones is considered a reasonable scientific and accepted method for estimation of age by the courts of law all over the world. Most of the data generated till now was based on the routine X-ray methods and not using digital X-Ray method. The present study was carried out on 150 persons of age group between 17-21 years by using digital X-ray method in the Department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology at Govt. Medical College & New Civil Hospital, Surat.The present study possibly may generate the data giving shorter age intervals of fusion of centers of iliac crest (as compared to the standard text books or on the other end, may even positively reconfirm the evidential value of current data by using modern technique of digital X-ray. This study will also study the effect of nutritional status, socio-economic condition, type of work, height, weight of the person on fusion of iliac crest.
ABSTRACT
For medico-legal purposes evidence of age is very essential in various types of cases such as Identification, Consent, Rape, Attainment of Majority, and Eligibility for Employment, etc. Various work done on the study of age determination by the study of appearance of ossification centers and epiphyseal union of different bones in India as well as abroad indicate a reasonable variation. Majority of them conclude that, the ossification and epiphyseal union of a bone vary in different part of the world. To the best of our knowledge very little work has been done on the study of disappearance of tri-radiate cartilage out of various bony parts useful for age estimation. The present study comprising of 50 subjects ( male=35; female=15),was carried out during the period January 2000 to July 2001 at the Forensic Medicine department and Department of radiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad.