Age of fusion for epiphysis elbow and wrist in normal children

ABSTRACT

The age of fusion of the epiphysis at elbow and wrist has been studied radio logically at department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Chandka Medical College, Larkana, during 1999-2000. One hundred eighty normal children [75 females and 105 males] of average middle class aged 12 to 19 years were examined. The females were 1 to 2 years advanced as compared to the males in their fusion time. All the epiphysis at elbow [excluding medical epicondyle] showed complete fusion at the age of 15 years in females and 17 years in males, while fusion time at wrist was found 17 years in females and 19 years in males. It was found that the time of fusion in present study was 1-3 years earlier than English but was nearly correlating to Australian or even 1-2 years late to Indian and Bengali children