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16012826

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to determine the statistical parameters of deviation in the Thiemann-Nitz method for use in forensic age diagnostics. To this effect, 402 hand radiograms, originally taken in two large German cities between 1983 and 2002 for the purpose of diagnosing trauma, were analyzed. At the time of examination, the patients were aged between 10 and 18 years. The study presents the mean, standard deviation, and median, with lower and upper quartiles, for the skeletal ages of 11.0 through 18.0 years. The simple standard deviations range between 0.2 and 1.2 years. To increase the accuracy of age estimates and improve the identification of age-relevant developmental disorders in forensic age estimation practice, the methods for determining skeletal age should always be combined with a physical and dental examination. In addition, the expert opinion should pay attention to the issue of different modernization levels in relevant populations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0937-9827
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
120
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Reference data for the Thiemann-Nitz method of assessing skeletal age for the purpose of forensic age estimation.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hittorfstrasse 18, 14195, Berlin, Germany. andreas.schmeling@charite.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article