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12-18 yaşlarındaki bireylerin el ve el bileği radyografilerinin kemik yaşı tayini açısından Gilsanz-Ratib ve Kahn-Gaskin atlaslarıyla karşılaştırılması: tek merkez çalışması

Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: Age estimation is a critical component of forensic medicine. This study aimed to assess the concordance and discrepancies between age estimations derived from the Kahn Gaskin (KG) and Gilsanz Ratib (GR) atlases and individuals’ chronological ages, as well as to evaluate the agreement between these atlases and their applicability to the Turkish population. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on hand and wrist radiographs of individuals aged 12–18 years who presented to Sivas Cumhuriyet University Hospital between 2019 and 2023. A total of 700 subjects (50 males and 50 females per age group) meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly selected. Bone age was assessed using the GR and KG atlases. Results: Bone age estimations based on the GR Atlas were significantly higher than chronological age in all male and female groups, except for the 18-year-old cohort. The maximum overestimation was 1.59 years in females and 0.97 years in males. Similarly, the KG Atlas indicated higher bone ages in all female groups except for 18-year-olds and in all male groups except for 15- and 18-year-olds, with overestimation reaching 0.69 years in females and 0.72 years in males. Conclusion: The findings demonstrate substantial discrepancies between estimated bone age and chronological age across atlases. To establish a population-specific bone age atlas, further large-scale, multicenter studies encompassing all seven geographical regions of Turkey are warranted.
DOI: 10.17986/blm.1748
Authors: Nermin Malkoçoğlu, Fatma YÜCEL BEYAZTAŞ, Mehmet Haydar ATALAR, Ahmet MALKOÇOĞLU, Ali YILDIRIM, Celal BÜTÜN
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413842653
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