Davies, C, Hackman, L and Black, S (2015) The epiphyseal scar: changing perceptions in relation to skeletal age estimation. Annals of Human Biology, 42 (4). 346 - 355. ISSN 0301-4460
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is imperative that all methods applied in skeletal age estimation and the criteria on which they are based have a strong evidential basis. The relationship between the persistence of epiphyseal scars and chronological age, however, has remained largely untested. AIMS: To assess the relationships between the level of persistence of the epiphyseal scar and chronological age, biological sex and side of the body in relation to the interpretation of epiphyseal scars in methods of skeletal age estimation. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A sample of radiographic images was obtained from the Tayside NHS Trust, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK. This included images of four anatomical regions from living female and male individuals aged between 20-50 years. RESULTS: Some remnant of an epiphyseal scar was found in 78-99% of individuals examined in this study. The level of persistence of epiphyseal scars was also found to vary between anatomical regions. CONCLUSION: The overall relationship between chronological age and the level of persistence or obliteration of the epiphyseal scar was found to be of insufficient strength to support a causative link. It is, therefore, necessary that caution is employed in their interpretation in relation to skeletal age estimation practices.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2015, Informa UK Ltd. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Annals of Human Biology on 15 June 2015, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2015.1031825 |
Keywords: | Forensic anthropology, humerus, human identification, radius, tibia |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Medical Education |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Oct 2015 10:46 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2016 13:20 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2015.1031825 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Informa Healthcare |
Identification Number: | 10.3109/03014460.2015.1031825 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89099 |