Determination of age from the cadaver's skull-evidence from a cross-sectional study from central India Tiwari Gaurav1, Thakur Avinash2,*, Lalwani Murali3 1Demonstrator, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 2Senior Resident, Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 3Professor & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India *Corresponding Author: Email: dr.avinashthakur@gmail.com
Online published on 14 January, 2019. Abstract Introduction Cranial suture closure is one trait that has been used since the 16th century for age estimation after the 2nd decade of life. To determine the pattern of cranial vault suture closure in relation to age among dead bodies of subjects (3rd to 5th decades of life) and identify any relationship between progression of the union of cranial suture and age. Materials and Methods We conducted a cross-sectional observational study from January 2016 to June 2017 involving 500 cadavers. Cadavers were studied for ectocranial and endocranial closure pattern for sagittal-coronal and lambdoid sutures. Spearman coefficient was utilized to assess the correlation between the age of the subject and the stage of fusion of cranial sutures. Results We noted that the process of endocranial fusion of cranial suture was more regular than ectocranial. The coronal suture was the first to fuse. Conclusion No definite correlation was found to exist between age and suture closures. Top Keywords Age, Skull, Cadaver, India. Top |