A review of the use of spheno-occipital synchondrosis as an age indicator and its implications for Sri Lanka | Zendy

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A review of the use of spheno-occipital synchondrosis as an age indicator and its implications for Sri Lanka

Author(s) -

Induwara Gooneratne

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of forensic medicine science and law

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2465-6089

pISSN - 2012-7081

DOI - 10.4038/sljfmsl.v7i2.7780

Subject(s) - sri lanka , publishing , medical journal , forensic science , library science , publication , medical education , medicine , political science , psychology , sociology , family medicine , law , veterinary medicine , computer science , south asia , ethnology

A spheno – occipital synchondrosis is a cartilaginous joint, a growth centre found in the base of the skull between the basilar part of the occipital bone and the body of the sphenoid bone joining them together with a hyaline cartilage. This joint is important in cranio facial development for both vertical axis and horizontal plains resulting in the increase of facial height and width. The hyaline cartilage as usual is gradually replaced by bone with age and this very process has been used as a method to estimate the age of an unknown victim in forensic practice.

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