RESUMO
Objective: to study increasing thickness of tide mark in articular cartilage of male with advancing age
Material and Methods: forty samples of articular cartilage of knee joint from male dead bodies of estimated age between 21- 60 years, brought to forensic department within six hours of death and undergoing autopsy within 12 hours of death were collected. The samples were grouped as A, B, C and D depending upon the estimated age. The thickness of tide mark was recorded in different age groups
Results: with advancing age, the thickness of tide mark was increased and highly significant statistically [p-value = 0.000]
Conclusion: as the age advances the thickness of the tide mark increases in articular cartilage of knee joint of male undergoing osteoarthritic changes and such changes are set in about a decade earlier in Pakistani population