Estimation of age from epiphyseal fusion in iliac crest.

Scientific estimation of age of an individual whether living, recently dead person, disintegrated and decomposed dead bodies, skeletal remains or incomplete skeleton or fragmentary remains is a vexing problem for medical jurist, in both civil and criminal cases and is an important part of examination in medico-legal practices. A large number of researchers have studied this process, hoping to understand its origin, evolution and consequences as well as to try to combat it. In the present study 100 individuals are studied between the age group of 16 to 25 years in male and female separately i.e. 50 males and 50 females, whose X- ray examination is done at Rajindra Hospital; Patiala, Punjab. The study is undertaken to know the time of fusion of epiphyses of iliac crest. In this study, every individual’s X-ray pelvis AP view is taken to know fusion of iliac crest epiphyses. SAA

Age estimation from medial end of clavicle by x- ray examination.

Fixing up of the individuality of a person, no matter if it is new born baby in the hospital or in criminal cases and in civil cases like marriage, inheritance of property, passport, insurance claims, disputed sex and missing persons etc. has got its own importance. In the present study 100 individuals are studied between the age group of 16 to 25 years in male and female (separately), whose X- ray examination is done at Rajindra Hospital ; Patiala, Punjab. Male and female individuals were studied with age interval of two years and ten cases from each age interval were taken. The study is undertaken to know the fusion of medial end of clavicle to know the fusion of epiphysis. In this study, every individual’s X-ray chest AP view is taken to know fusion of epiphysis at medial end of clavicle.

Athersclerosis in coronaries in Malwa Region of Punjab.

The study involves the gross and microscopic examination of coronary arteries of 200 cases of all age groups brought to mortuary of Rajindra Hospital Patiala for post mortem from Malwa Region of Punjab. The study was carried out to find out prevalence, pattern, frequency and severity of atherosclerotic changes in coronary arteries. The study was conducted in the department of Forensic Medicine and Department of Pathology Government Medical College Patiala.

Changes in the levels of vitreous potassium with increasing time since death.

This study was done to know the changes in the levels of potassium in the vitreous humour of eye with increasing time since death by flame photometry method. 200 cases brought to the mortuary of Govt. Medical College, Patiala, formed the material of this study. The cases were divided in 2 groups, burn cases (24) and non-burn cases (176). The data thus collected was analyzed statistically. It was found that the vitreous humour potassium concentration was increasing in a linear fashion with increasing time since death and this increase in the level was independent of the factors like age, sex, environmental temperature and humidity.

Pathological findings in liver autopsy.

Liver is the site of many diseases, many of which become symptomatic while some are diagnosed only on autopsy. Involvement of liver is secondary to cardiac, metabolic and social problems like alcoholism. In this autopsy study of one hundred cases of liver specimens, fatty change, venous congestion, cirrhosis of liver, malignancy, hepatitis and chronic abscess are reported; fatty change being the predominant finding.

Age estimation in old individuals by CT scan of skull.

Determination of age goes on becoming difficult as the age advances particularly after the age of 40 years with conventional methods. To overcome this problem the present study was carried out. In the present study 100 cases with age range of 40 to 70 years were taken. The study was carried out to estimate timings of suture closure with the help of axial sections at different levels of sutures of skull on CT scan. The closures of lambdoid, parieto-mastoid, coronal and squamous sutures were studied and grading was done depending upon closure of sutures. Each suture was found to close at particular age group. Each individual was exposed to CT scan and 3 axial sections (cuts) were taken for each individual. Each suture was found to close at particular age group.