Estimation of Age of Appearance and Fusion of Secondary Ossification Centers Around Wrist Joint Among Bengali Population by Radiological Study

Determination of age of an individual for medicolegal purpose in civil and criminal cases mostly depends upon radiological data of appearance and fusion of ossifications centers. The X-ray of wrist is important in this regard to determine age in early adolescent age group. This study has been aimed to determine age of appearance and fusion of ossification centers around wrist joint for known aged person among Bengali population and compare them with standard age. Radiological films of wrist joint of 483 individuals (373 male and 110 females) have been studied in retrospective way. Subjects came for age estimation between the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019. Data analyzed in Microsoft excel 10 and presented in the form of tables. The study revealed age of appearance and fusion of Pisiform, lower end of Radius, and lower end of Ulna in Bengali population which corroborate with other studies in some cases and do not match with some studies. This study will help to determine age of early adolescent individuals in Bengali population which vary from existing standard data to some extent due to various factors like nutritional status, environmental condition, food habits and socioeconomic status.