Raju Chowdhury1, Md. Ashrafuzzaman2, Arunima Datta3, Mahbuba Akhter4,
Nurun Naher5, A. S. M. Mashrurul Haque6
1. Assistant Professor (C.C), Department of Anatomy, North East Medical College, Sylhet.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Chattogram Medical College, Chattogram.
3. Medical Officer, Sunamgonj Sadar Hospital, Sunamgonj.
4. Lecturer, Department of Physiology, Chattogram Medical College, Chattogram.
5. Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Ad-Din Women’s Medical College, Maghbazar, Dhaka.
6. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, North East Medical College, Sylhet.
Abstract
Estimation of the age of an individual from the appearance and the fusion of the ossification centers is considered as a reasonable well accepted method in the field of medical and legal professions. Age estimation is essential during employment, marriage, fixation of criminal responsibility, judicial punishment, exercise of adult franchise and many other purposes. Bony age can be determine by the study of ossification centers of long bones through the appearance and fusion of epiphysis with diaphysis. The challenges during estimation of bony age are varying from place to place depending on geographic terrain, climatic, dietetic, hereditary, disease and other factor. So this study aimed to find out the status of fusion of ossification centers at the lower end of humerus for estimation of age among boys in Chattogram.
Key Words: Humerus, Ossification, Epiphysis, Diaphysis, Epicondyle, Fusion, Age, Bone.