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18331810

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
In recent years, skeletal age determination has become increasingly important for determining the age of live subjects as part of criminal investigation. The most widely used method worldwide to determine skeletal age is the Greulich-Pyle atlas method. The present study examines the suitability of the Greulich-Pyle method given the particular requirements of forensic age estimates. It is a retrospective analysis of 649 hand radiographs originally taken from persons aged between 1 and 18 years, separately for each sex. If the Greulich-Pyle method is used exclusively, it can be claimed with a probability of 95% that a young man has reached the age of 14 years and thus the age of criminal liability if his skeletal age is at least 15.5 years. In the case of female subjects, even if they are estimated as being 16.0 years old, it cannot be asserted with a probability of 95% that they have reached the age of 14. To reduce the margin of error of age estimates, determining the skeletal age should always go hand in hand with a physical examination to determine indications of sexual maturity and a dental examination to record dental status. The reference values given in the present study can be applied to members of all ethnic groups for age estimate purposes. If the person under examination has a different socio-economic status, the expert performing the age estimate should address this issue in his expert opinion and discuss the possible effects that might have on the age diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1873-4162
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
190-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Studies in use of the Greulich-Pyle skeletal age method to assess criminal liability.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Turmstrasse 21, 10559 Berlin, Germany. sv.schmidt@charite.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article