Laura Secco, Pasquale Padalino, Lisa Franceschetto, Alessia Viero, Marco Pizzi, Giorgio De Conti, Guido Viel, Paolo Fais, Chiara Giraudo, Giovanni Cecchetto
The analysis of the sternoclavicular joint holds significant importance in forensic anthropology, especially through the evaluation of medial clavicular ossification stage, which, however, is helpful only in subjects younger than 30 years of age. Given this limitation, the aim of the present work was to examine, through micro-CT, the surface of sternoclavicular joints of deceased individuals across various age groups, aiming to identify age-related degenerative changes applicable to age estimation in adults over 30 years old...
December 21, 2023: Legal Medicine