Abstract
Background: Forensic experts are treated as skilled witness by the court of law in resolving various medico-legal issues in relation to civil and criminal cases. Estimation of age is one of the important parameter in identification of an individual both in living as well as dead. Many drawbacks of general physical, dental & osteological examination, to arrive with a fair amount of accuracy all the scientific methods should be taken together into consideration. The aim of this study to find out the estimation of age by fusion of manubrium with the body of sternum in dead body.
Material & Methods: The study was conducted in Department Of Forensic Medicine, UCMS Delhi. 150 sternum bones were collected from the dead bodies of more than 20 years of age brought to the mortuary of G.T.B. hospital for medico-legal autopsy. Written informed consent was taken from the relatives before collecting the study material. Deceased of known age confirmed from municipal birth certificate, matriculation certificate or personal enquiries from the relatives were taken.
Results: In the present study, out of 150 cases 120 were males and 30 were females, male to female ratio was 4:1.The mean age for complete fusion of manubrium with the body of sternum was 50.30 years in males and 49.51 years in females.
Conclusion: The fusion of sternum in our study was more than 25 years of age, the results is great help in estimation of age of individuals alleged to be.
Keywords: Manubrium, Fusion, Age estimation, Radiological
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Dr Vishwajeet Singh
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i8.147
