Is the Tanner&#8211;Whitehouse (TW3) method sufficiently reliable for forensic age determination of Turkish children?*

Bora BÜKEN; Alp Alper ŞAFAK; Erhan BÜKEN; Burhan YAZICI; Zerrin ERKOL; Ömer Utku ERZENGİN

Makale detayları

Is the Tanner–Whitehouse (TW3) method sufficiently reliable for forensic age determination of Turkish children?*

Yazarlar:

Bora BÜKEN | Alp Alper ŞAFAK | Erhan BÜKEN | Burhan YAZICI | Zerrin ERKOL | Ömer Utku ERZENGİN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2010 Vol.40 Issue 5, pp.797-805

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2010

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000754977

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

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Özet:

 

The purpose of our study was to determine the accuracy of Tanner-Whitehouse 3 (TW3-RUS) bone age (BA) assessments for forensic age estimations of Turkish children.  Materials and methods: Plain radiographs of left hands and wrists of 324 children were evaluated. Mean chronological age (CA) was compared with mean bone age (BA) according to the TW3 atlas for each sex, and differences by age group were determined. Pearson correlation coefficients and cubic regression were used to determine the differences and model the relationships between mean BA and CA.  Statistical analyses were carried out using R-project.    Results: The difference between the mean CA and the mean BA was statistically significant, and there was a high correlation between them for both sexes. No P values were statistically significant for any age group for girls but P values were statistically significant at 13 and 14 years for boys. The dispersion formula was determined for each sex.   Conclusion: We propose that this atlas can be used for Turkish children, until a new atlas that has been distributed and formed according to the results of multiple studies made throughout the country.

 

The purpose of our study was to determine the accuracy of Tanner-Whitehouse 3 (TW3-RUS) bone age (BA) assessments for forensic age estimations of Turkish children.  Materials and methods: Plain radiographs of left hands and wrists of 324 children were evaluated. Mean chronological age (CA) was compared with mean bone age (BA) according to the TW3 atlas for each sex, and differences by age group were determined. Pearson correlation coefficients and cubic regression were used to determine the differences and model the relationships between mean BA and CA.  Statistical analyses were carried out using R-project.    Results: The difference between the mean CA and the mean BA was statistically significant, and there was a high correlation between them for both sexes. No P values were statistically significant for any age group for girls but P values were statistically significant at 13 and 14 years for boys. The dispersion formula was determined for each sex.   Conclusion: We propose that this atlas can be used for Turkish children, until a new atlas that has been distributed and formed according to the results of multiple studies made throughout the country.

Makale detayları

Is the Tanner–Whitehouse (TW3) method sufficiently reliable for forensic age determination of Turkish children?*

Yazarlar:

Bora BÜKEN | Alp Alper ŞAFAK | Erhan BÜKEN | Burhan YAZICI | Zerrin ERKOL | Ömer Utku ERZENGİN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2010 Vol.40 Issue 5, pp.797-805

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2010

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000754977

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Key words: Forensic age estimation

bone age

skeletal maturation

Turkish children

Tanner–Whitehouse 3 method

Sayı

Makale detayları

Is the Tanner&#8211;Whitehouse (TW3) method sufficiently reliable for forensic age determination of Turkish children?*

Yazarlar: Bora BÜKEN | Alp Alper ŞAFAK | Erhan BÜKEN | Burhan YAZICI | Zerrin ERKOL | Ömer Utku ERZENGİN

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2010 Vol.40 Issue 5, pp.797-805

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2010

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000754977

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Key words: Forensic age estimation

bone age

skeletal maturation

Turkish children

Tanner&#8211;Whitehouse 3 method

Sayı

Is the Tanner–Whitehouse (TW3) method sufficiently reliable for forensic age determination of Turkish children?*

Yazarlar:

Bora BÜKEN | Alp Alper ŞAFAK | Erhan BÜKEN | Burhan YAZICI | Zerrin ERKOL | Ömer Utku ERZENGİN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2010 Vol.40 Issue 5, pp.797-805

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2010

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000754977

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Tanner–Whitehouse 3 method