Age estimation based on maturation of the medial clavicular epiphysis in a Japanese population using multidetector computed tomography

• Published in: Legal Medicine Vol. 37; pp. 28 - 32
• Main Authors: Torimitsu, Suguru, Makino, Yohsuke, Saitoh, Hisako, Ishii, Namiko, Inokuchi, Go, Motomura, Ayumi, Chiba, Fumiko, Yamaguchi, Rutsuko, Hoshioka, Yumi, Urabe, Shumari, Iwase, Hirotaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.03.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Determination by Skeleton; Age estimation; Asian People; Bone Development; Clavicle; Epiphyses; Female; Forensic Anthropology; Humans; Japanese; Multidetector Computed Tomography; Young Adult; Forensic anthropology; Age estimation; Clavicle; Japanese; Multidetector computed tomography

[Display omitted] •We assessed the relation between the medial clavicular epiphysis and age.•We used a five-stage system by Schmeling et al. and Kellinghaus substage system.•Stage 3c was first found at the age of 18 in both sexes.•Stage 3c may be useful for evaluating age in various countries. To es...