Age of Fusion of Epiphysis at the Lower End of Radius

Authors

  • Muffruha Rahman Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College, Dhaka.
  • Mallika Karmaker Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College, Dhaka.
  • Md Sharif Chowdhury Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology and imaging, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • Sharmin Akter Assistant Professor (cc), Department of Anatomy, Medical College for Women, Uttara, Dhaka.
  • Rezia Begum Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Kushtia Medical College, Kushtia.
  • Sabrina Sabnam Ferdous Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, University Dental College, Dhaka.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v18i1.75532

Keywords:

Age, epiphyseal fusion, wrist joint, radius

Abstract

Context: Age has to be determined not only for identification purpose but also for various civil and criminal purposes. Timing of epiphyseal fusion is an important means to estimate the age of adolescents and young adults. The present study was conducted to determine age of fusion of lower end of radius. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional descriptive type of study was carried out in the Department of Anatomy, Rajshahi Medical College from July 2018 to June 2019. Total number of subjects was 88 age ranging from less than one year to twenty one years. Radiographs (A-P view) of both hands including wrist joint were studied. Result: In this study complete fusion of lower end of radius was found to occur at 17-18 years. There was no appreciable difference in the age of fusion between right and left side.

Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy January 2020, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 12-16

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Published

2020-01-01

How to Cite

Rahman, M., Karmaker, M., Chowdhury, M. S., Akter, S., Begum, R., & Ferdous, S. S. (2020). Age of Fusion of Epiphysis at the Lower End of Radius. Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, 18(1), 12–16. https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v18i1.75532

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Original Articles