Correlation between Estimated and Actual Age of Fusion of Mesosternum with Manubrium Sterni and Xiphisternum

Abstract

Objectives: This article documents the correlation between age of estimated and observed age of fusion of sternum bone, particularly when evaluating skeletonized human remains. Methods: Soft tissues removed from the macerated sterna by blunt dissection and the fusion of body of sternum with manubrium sterni and xiphisternum are recorded. Results: On statistical analysis for correlation between actual and estimated age correlation coefficient is 0.908 and p-value is 0.0001 that is statistically significant. Conclusion: The correlation results indicate that there is statistically insignificant difference between the actual age of the subject and estimated age from fusion of sternal joints. None of studies assesses on determination of age from sternum has compared actual age of the individuals with estimated age devised from Sternal samples.