Age estimation by medical clavicular epiphysis ossification (MCEO) in chest x-rays of Filipino in De La Salle University Medical Center, Dasmari

Publication Date

2016

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide data for estimation of age by assessment of medial clavicular epiphyseal ossification (MCEO) of Filipinos in De La Salle University Medical Center, Dasmariñas City, Cavite. All patients of 1 to 40 years of age with no known condition that affect bone growth and underwent chest radiograph in postero-anterior or antero-posterior views in the Radiology Department of De La Salle University Medical Center, Dasmariñas City on March 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014 was included in the study. The MCEO was classified according to the five stage medial clavicular epiphyseal ossification classification by Schmeling. 930 subjects out of 2227 patients were included in the study, 53% (n=495) were males, while 46% (n=435) were females. Among the 930 patients, 238 (25.59%) have stage 1 MCEO, 42 (4.52%) have stage 2, 55 (5.91%) have stage 3, 79 (8.49%) have stage 4 and 516 (55.48%) have stage 5 MCEO. Stage 1 MCEO was seen in males ages 16 and below and in females ages 20 and below. Stage 2 MCEO was seen in males ages 11 to 22 and in females ages 13 to 19. Stage 3 MCEO was seen in males ages 16 to 21 and in females ages 16 to 22. Stage 4 MECO was seen in males ages 20 to 25 and in females ages 17 to 29. Lastly, stage 5 was seen in both sexes ages 20 and above. The mean age for each of the MCEO stages were determined. There is significant difference between the mean ages of all MCEO stages but partial overlapping of range was seen between stages 2 and 3, and stages 3 and 4. There is no significant difference between the mean ages of males and females in all MCEO stages.

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