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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volume  18, Issue 2, April - June 2025, Pages 131-136
 

Case Report

Unravelling the Secrets of Age Estimation: A Look at the Science Behind the Bone Analysis

Roopam Mourya1, Ramkrishna Mishra2, Surendra Kumar Pandey3, Devashish Verma4

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar   Pradesh, India. 2 Assistant Director, Directorate of Forensic Science and Laboratory, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.  3 Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,  Uttar Pradesh, India.  4 Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Tezpur Medical College and Hosp

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DOI: 10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.18225.7

Abstract

Determining the age of unidentified human skeletal remains is one of the objectives of forensic identification. Age is estimated using the articular surface of the ilium, pubic symphysis, acetabulum, clavicle, skull, and sternum. In November 2020, the body of an unknown 35-year-old man was found in a black plastic bag and transported to the Varanasi postmortem house for examination. Age can be inferred from changes in bone morphology as people age. The age had been estimated by the police. Bone morphology is the most accurate indicator of age, especially in a medicolegal setting. The deceased’s age is determined to be between 40 and 45 years old after a postmortem. For this middle age group estimation of age, most reliable morphological changes occur in acetabulum, pubic symphysis and the 4th rib.
 


Keywords : • Age estimation • Skeletal remains • Bone morphology • Ossification • Porocity • Epiphysis
Corresponding Author : Roopam Mourya,