Medial klavikular epifizin rölatif alanı yaş tahmininde kullanılabilir mi?

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AMAÇ: Evrelemenin temelini oluşturan, görsel olarak değerlendirilen epifiz boyutunun sayısal değerinin, 18 yaş eşiğini tanımlamak için kullanılabilirliğini test etmeyi amaçladık. YÖNTEM: Yaşları 15-25 arasında kadın ve erkekler retrospektif olarak seçildi. Schmelling’in yöntemine göre evre 2 ve evre 3 olan 192 erkek ve kadın çalışma grubunu oluşturdu. Medial klavikula metafiz transvers çapı ve epifiz alanı ölçüldü, epifiz / metafiz oranı oluşturuldu. BULGULAR: Hem kadın hem de erkeklerde 18 yaşından büyük katılımcıların epifiz/metafiz oranı ortalaması, 18 yaşın altındaki katılımcılardan daha yüksekti p

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yaş tahmini
• medial klavikular epifiz
• epifiz-metafiz oranı
• direkt grafi

Can relative area of medial clavicular epiphysis be used for age estimation?

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ONJECTIVE: We aimed to test whether the numerical value of the visually assessed epiphysis size, which constitutes basis of staging, can be used to identify the age threshold of 18 years. METHODS: Male and female cases between 15 and 25 years of age were selected retrospectively. The subjects were comprised of a total of 192 males and females who were at the stages 2 and 3 according to Schmelling’s method comprised our study population. Medial clavicular metaphysis transverse diameter and the area of the epiphysis were measured, then epiphysis/metaphysis ratio were calculated.RESULTS: The mean values of Epiphysis/metaphysis ratio; the mean values of participants older than 18 years of age -regardless of sex- were greater than that of participants younger than 18 years of age p

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Age estimation
• medial clavicle
• epiphysis-metaphysis ratio
• direct graphy

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