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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 72-76 |
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Evaluation of spheno-occipital synchondrosis: A review of literature and considerations from forensic anthropologic point of view
Kewal Krishan1, Tanuj Kanchan2
1 Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
Tanuj Kanchan
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-1475.119764
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Cranial sutures and synchondrosis have long been studied by forensic scientists, human anatomists, and anthropologists for estimation of age in different population groups. Observation of the closure of spheno-occipital synchondrosis has an important role to play in the estimation of age in the examination of unknown human remains when a skull is brought for examination. The present article reviews the studies conducted on the closure of spheno-occipital synchondrosis and presents a few valuable considerations that would be essential for carrying out research related to closure of spheno-occipital synchondrosis in humans. |
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