Faruch Bilfeld M, Dedouit F, Soumah M, Cartegnie S, Joffre F, Rousseau H, Rougé D, Telmon N. [Value of radiographic evaluation of the second metacarpal in the determination of bone age].
JOURNAL DE RADIOLOGIE 2008;
89:1930-4. [PMID:
19106851 DOI:
10.1016/s0221-0363(08)74789-9]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
Age determination based on bone maturate evaluation is routinely used in forensic science and anthropology. The aim of this study was to purpose a quantitative method of age determination on the second metacarpal in a population of children and adolescents by measurements of the epiphyso-metaphysal ratio (REM) (epiphysal diameter divided by metaphysal diameter) and the cortical index (IC).
MATERIAL
and methods. We evaluated the REM and the IC on 417 hand radiographs of 2 from aged 20-year-old children.
RESULTS
The correlation between REM and age for males (R2=0.62; p<0.001) and females (R2=0.68; p<0.001) was a good and significant. The correlation between IC and age for males (R2=0.34; p<0.001) and females (R2=0.30; p<0.001) was also significant but poor.
CONCLUSION
Measurement of IC should not be used for age assessment. Measurement of REM is simple, reproducible and poor X-ray exposing technique. It should be very useful for age determination.
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