Abstract

GARAMENDI, PM.; LANDA, MI.; ALEMAN, I.  and  BOTELLA, MC.. Ossification of first rib cartilage related to age: Applications in the forensic estimation of age. Cuad. med. forense [online]. 2007, n.50, pp.243-253. ISSN 1988-611X.

The results of a research on ossification of first rib cartilage in a Spanish population are presented in this paper. Our sample is constituted by 123 digital x-rays studies had made up our sample. Minimum subject age has been 5 years old and maximum age 75 years old. Stage 0 has been usually found out in subjects between 5 and 19 years of age. Stages 2 and 3 had been found out in subjects at a minimum age of 24 years old. Previous researches had pointed out that stage 3 could be observed in subjects at an age of at least 21 years of age. We suggest that the analysis of the ossification degree of the first rib cartilage could be useful as a complementary method for the forensic estimation of age based on radiographic methods.

Keywords : First rib; ossification; costal cartilage; age; forensic age estimation.

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