Age order of epiphyseal union in man

Comparative Studies on Maturation Process of Secondary Ossification Centers of Long Bones in the Mouse, Rat, Dog and Monkey

“…According to Stevenson [13] who reported on the human bones, the same sequence of union may be found quite generally throughout the mammalian forms as chractristic to the mammalian species. His observation seems justifiable by our present result from four experiment animals species.…”

Forensic Age Estimation in Unaccompanied Minors and Young Living Adults

“…Among the primitive series which analyzed epiphyseal maturation of the carpus as the main object of study or in the context of a general series of long bones are those by Stevenson in 1924, Galstaun G in 1930, Sidhom G and Derry DE in 1931, Borovansky L and Hnevkovsky O in 1929, Davies DA and Parsons FG in 1927, Paterson RS in 1929, Meenes TO and Holly LE in 1932, Adair FL and Scammon RE in 1921, Francis CC and Werle PB in 1939, and Pryor JW in papers published between 1908. The latter author was among the first to note that ossification occurs earlier in females than in males, even during the foetal period.…”

Radiological assessment of age from epiphyseal fusion at the knee joint

“…The results of previous studies from Britain, America, Australia, India and our study in Nigeria are shown in Table 4. [10,14,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] …”

“…Epiphyseal union time can be used to estimate age between 10 and 20 years. [7,8] The knee is an ideal anatomical location for assessment of epiphyseal union. Clinically, the patient's knee joint is often investigated following trauma.…”