Determination of age from the cadaver's skull-evidence from a cross-sectional study from central India
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction Cranial suture closure is one trait that has been used since the 16th century for age estimation after the 2nd decade of life To determine the pattern of cranial vault suture closure in relation to age among dead bodies of subjects 3rd to 5th decades of life and identify any relationship between progression of the union of cranial suture and ageMaterials and Methods We conducted a crosssectional observational study from January 2016 to June 2017 involving 500 cadavers Cadavers were studied for ectocranial and endocranial closure pattern for sagittalcoronal and lambdoid sutures Spearman coefficient was utilized to assess the correlation between the age of the subject and the stage of fusion of cranial suturesResults We noted that the process of endocranial fusion of cranial suture was more regular than ectocranial The coronal suture was the first to fuseConclusion No definite correlation was found to exist between age and suture closuresKeywords Age Skull Cadaver India
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Avinash Thakur, Gaurav Tiwari, Murali Lalwani
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