Accuracy of age estimation in 14-year-old females by two skeletal age standards.
- Author:
Yong-Cheng XU
1
;
Long-Yu YE
;
Kai LI
;
Zhen-Yuan WANG
;
Yong KE
;
Qin-Chu ZHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China. forensicxu@126.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Age Determination by Skeleton/methods*;
Age Factors;
Body Mass Index;
Carpal Bones/diagnostic imaging*;
China;
Female;
Forensic Anthropology/methods*;
Hand Bones/diagnostic imaging*;
Humans;
Metacarpal Bones/diagnostic imaging*;
Reference Values
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2006;22(5):328-332
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To study the accurate of Li Guozhen's Percent Numeration and the Development Standard of Chinese Wrist Bone CHN Numeration of age estimation in 14-year-old females.
METHODS:Fifty-one 14-year-old females from three middle schools in Loudi City in Hunan were selected randomly, whose left wrists were photographed with X-rays under the same condition. Skeletal age was estimated following the two numerations. The two skeletal ages were compared with each other and with chronological age.
RESULTS:The skeletal age from Percent Numeration and CHN Numeration have no significance difference, P > 0.05. And the skeletal ages of the two Numerations have no significance difference either, P > 0.05.
CONCLUSION:The Percent Numeration and the CHN Numeration are still suited for age estimation in 14-year-old females.
