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- The Study Group of Forensic Age Diagnostics of the German Association of Forensic Medicine recommends using radiological investigation of the medial clavicular epiphysis (MCE) to estimate forensic age.
- This study focused on the relationship between MCE maturation and age in a Japanese population, analyzing 207 cadavers using established five-stage systems for evaluation.
- Findings showed that stage 3c appeared around 18.1 years for males and 18.4 years for females, highlighting its significance in medico-legal contexts and indicating a need for similar research in other Asian populations.
Article Abstract
To estimate forensic age, the Study Group of Forensic Age Diagnostics of the German Association of Forensic Medicine (AGFAD) has recommended the radiological investigation of the medial clavicular epiphysis (MCE). This study aimed to investigate the relation between the maturation of the MCE and age in a contemporary Japanese population using a standard five-stage system by Schmeling et al. and Kellinghaus substage system. A total of 207 cadavers (128 males, 79 females) of known age and sex that underwent postmortem computed tomography (CT) and subsequent forensic autopsy were obtained. The earliest appearance for stage 3c was 18.1 years in the male subjects and 18.4 years in the female subjects. Our results were consistent with those in previous studies and indicate that stage 3c is crucial for medico-legal processes in evaluating age in various countries. Similar studies on the staging of the MCE using CT images in other populations, particularly in Asians, are required.
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