Age estimation from cortical index of the human clavicle in northwest Indians

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8313245
AutoresHarbir Kaur (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research), Indar Jit (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, autor de correspondencia)
Año1990
Volumen83
Número3
Páginas297-305
Fecha de publicación1990-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330830304
PMID2252077
OpenAlexW2087924768
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas15
Referencias citadas6

The proportion of the cortical thickness to the total diameter of the bone (cortical index) was calculated in paired clavicles obtained from 128 male and 82 female medicolegal postmortem subjects who were apparently healthy prior to their accidental death. The ages of the subjects varied from 15 to 85 years. The clavicles were cut either horizontally or parasagittally, and measurements were taken at midclavicle. From the ages of 15 to 30 years, the cortical index increased. It decreased steadily thereafter, with an initial sharp decrease in the age group 31–40 years in both sexes. After the age of 40 years, this rapid decrease in the index continued in the females, but became slow and gradual in the males. Differences between left and right sides were statistically insignificant in both sexes ( P > 0.05). However, the sexual differences were significant ( P

Age groups · Clavicle · Cortical bone · Anatomy · Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes · Bone health and osteoporosis research · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine