Study on the Time Frame for Ossification of the Medial Clavicular Epiphyseal Cartilage by X-ray in Ghanaian Students

The objective of this study was to determine the rate of ossification of the medial epiphysis of the clavicle and some of the different factors that may influence the rate of ossification in the Ghanaian population. The study was a retrospective study and was conducted at the University of Cape Coas...

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Autores principales:	Brown,A. A, Derkyi-Kwarteng,L, Amonoo-Kuofi,H. S
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2013
Materias:	Clavicle Anatomy Ossification
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220130002000212014-09-09Study on the Time Frame for Ossification of the Medial Clavicular Epiphyseal Cartilage by X-ray in Ghanaian StudentsBrown,A. ADerkyi-Kwarteng,LAmonoo-Kuofi,H. S Clavicle Anatomy Ossification The objective of this study was to determine the rate of ossification of the medial epiphysis of the clavicle and some of the different factors that may influence the rate of ossification in the Ghanaian population. The study was a retrospective study and was conducted at the University of Cape Coast hospital, Cape Coast, Ghana. Chest x-rays of 1035 first year University of Cape Coast students admitted, for the 2008/2009 academic year were used. Statistically significant differences were produced for some of the stages when sex comparisons were done using the t-test for two independent groups with a 95% confidence level. Stages 2 (p=0.001), stage 3 (p<0.001) and stage 4 (p=0-001). The age of onset of ossification of the medial clavicle appeared generally to be earlier in females than in males. The stage of partial ossification of the medial clavicular epiphysis also lasted longer than in other studies indicating a delay in the ossification at this stage. In conclusion conventional x-ray of the medial clavicle can be an effective tool in assessing forensic age of subjects for any purpose; however there is a need to develop reference values that are specific for particular geographical areas.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.31 n.2 20132013-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022013000200021en10.4067/S0717-95022013000200021
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spellingShingle	Clavicle Anatomy Ossification Brown,A. A Derkyi-Kwarteng,L Amonoo-Kuofi,H. S Study on the Time Frame for Ossification of the Medial Clavicular Epiphyseal Cartilage by X-ray in Ghanaian Students
description	The objective of this study was to determine the rate of ossification of the medial epiphysis of the clavicle and some of the different factors that may influence the rate of ossification in the Ghanaian population. The study was a retrospective study and was conducted at the University of Cape Coast hospital, Cape Coast, Ghana. Chest x-rays of 1035 first year University of Cape Coast students admitted, for the 2008/2009 academic year were used. Statistically significant differences were produced for some of the stages when sex comparisons were done using the t-test for two independent groups with a 95% confidence level. Stages 2 (p=0.001), stage 3 (p<0.001) and stage 4 (p=0-001). The age of onset of ossification of the medial clavicle appeared generally to be earlier in females than in males. The stage of partial ossification of the medial clavicular epiphysis also lasted longer than in other studies indicating a delay in the ossification at this stage. In conclusion conventional x-ray of the medial clavicle can be an effective tool in assessing forensic age of subjects for any purpose; however there is a need to develop reference values that are specific for particular geographical areas.
author	Brown,A. A Derkyi-Kwarteng,L Amonoo-Kuofi,H. S
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title	Study on the Time Frame for Ossification of the Medial Clavicular Epiphyseal Cartilage by X-ray in Ghanaian Students
title_short	Study on the Time Frame for Ossification of the Medial Clavicular Epiphyseal Cartilage by X-ray in Ghanaian Students
title_full	Study on the Time Frame for Ossification of the Medial Clavicular Epiphyseal Cartilage by X-ray in Ghanaian Students
title_fullStr	Study on the Time Frame for Ossification of the Medial Clavicular Epiphyseal Cartilage by X-ray in Ghanaian Students
title_full_unstemmed	Study on the Time Frame for Ossification of the Medial Clavicular Epiphyseal Cartilage by X-ray in Ghanaian Students
title_sort	study on the time frame for ossification of the medial clavicular epiphyseal cartilage by x-ray in ghanaian students
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2013
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Study on the Time Frame for Ossification of the Medial Clavicular Epiphyseal Cartilage by X-ray in Ghanaian Students

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