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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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A Study to estimate forensic age by kreitner and kellingaus main stages method from epiphyseal ossification of the iliac crest by digital radiography
Soumeek Chowdhuri1, Riju Bhattacharjee2, Saikat Das2, Ritwik Ghosh2
1 Department of Forensic and State Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Mr. Riju Bhattacharjee
Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/sjfms.sjfms_3_19
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Objectives: The objective of this study is to establish the study of radiographs of the iliac crest epiphysis as a possible criterion for forensic age estimation, using Kreitner and Kellingaus main stages and substages method. Methodology: We scanned 157 participants, comprising 92 males and 65 females in the age bracket of 10 and 25, using X-ray in the Indian Bengali population. Results: Minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation were defined. Ossification appeared within the age bracket of 14–17 years, and complete bony fusion took place at the 20th year of life. Intra- and inter-observer agreements were determined by calculating the kappa coefficients. Conclusion: This study can be used for forensic age diagnosis, but its accuracy is limited when the medicolegally significant age of 18 years has to be determined.
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