Complete sagittal suture closure evaluation based on post mortem computed tomography

Barszcz, Marta; Woźniak, Krzysztof

doi:10.1016/j.legalmed.2021.101907

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“…Contrary the findings of Obert et al ( 2010) reported that suture closure is neither correlated nor beneficial in age estimation for both genders; Kumar et al (2012), Sahni et al (2005), Wolff et al (2012), and also Marta & Zniak. (2021) reported that there is no statistically significant association between an individual's age and the level of suture closure, these differences possibly due to the various methodology and ethnicities among the studies.…”

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“…Cranial suture closure is one of the most commonly used age estimating methods for decades. Despite its great variability and controversy in age estimation, it may provide the key to forensic investigations serving identification and crime as the best preserved part of the body is the skull (Marta & Zniak., 2021).…”

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“…The lambdoid suture begins to fuse in the top half by 34 yrs of age, and in the lower half, it completely fuses by 44 yrs of age, according to their research. Marta & Zniak. (2021); studied complete closure of sagittal suture.…”

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Age Estimation from closure of some cranial sutures (coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid) in a sample of Egyptian population using computed tomography: retrospective study

Assil,

Abdelaal,

Ibrahim

et al. 2024

Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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Background: Accurate age estimation is essential in forensic anthropology, bioarcheology, and medico legal investigations. Recent advancements in CT imaging have enabled detailed examination of cranial sutures, offering valuable insights. Aim: This study aimed to correlate the relationship between age and closure of cranial sutures and to estimate average age of closure of each suture (coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid) using CT imaging on a sample of Egyptian population. Materials & methods: Total number of 100 CT cases, 20 years and beyond were included in the study, and divided equally into five age groups with an age interval of 10 years; Group 1 (20-30 yrs), group 2 (>30-40 yrs), group 3 (>40-50 yrs), group 4 (>50-60 yrs) & group 5 (> 60 yrs). Assessment of suture closure was done according to the Frederic Rating Scale on CT imaging. The acquired data was statistically analyzed. Results:The current study revealed a positive correlation between age and cranial suture closure, also we observed that sagittal suture closes earlier and begins closure first through its second part (S2) at around 38.82±11.62 followed by coronal sutures where the second part (C2) is the first to start closure with mean age of 43.29±16.58 and then lambdoid suture. Conclusions: Cranial suture can be used as a tool for age estimation through usage of CT imaging both ectocranially and endocranially but with one decade interval error with no differences between males and females.

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Age Estimation from closure of some cranial sutures (coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid) in a sample of Egyptian population using computed tomography: retrospective study

Assil,

Abdelaal,

Ibrahim

et al. 2024

Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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“…A study evaluating 285 cranial vaults in adult cadavers found that the sagittal suture ossified in 85.72%, the coronal suture closed in 62.64% of skulls, and the lambdoid suture obliterated in 48%, 35% [ 27 ]. Ossification occurs gradually throughout life, and the extracranial sutures (closed or patent) do not always reflect the evolution of the intracranial sutures, or the closure does not involve the entire thickness of the bone, making it difficult to draw conclusions on such non-homogeneous adaptation [ 28 , 29 ]. Probably, it is the variability of the age of the skulls examined; the greater the obliteration, the greater the age of the person [ 28 , 29 ].…”

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“…Generally, the complete closure of the sagittal suture is around the age of about 51, starting ossification from about the age of 13 [ 28 ]. A retrospective study on 390 patients and the use of computed tomography (CT) evaluated the evolutionary behavior of the sutures from the age of 1 month up to the age of 90 years [ 30 ].…”

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Rethinking the Origin of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism

Bordoni,

Escher

2023

Cureus

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Spheno-occipital synchondrosis (SOS) is the joint regarded as the most important foundation for understanding cranial osteopathy and craniosacral therapy. SOS is the origin of the primary respiratory mechanism (PRM), a movement between the posterior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone and the anterior surface of the base of the occipital bone. From the PRM perspective, an alteration of the position between the two bone surfaces would create cranial and/or craniosacral dysfunction. These positional alterations of the SOS (in adults and children) would determine specific and schematical movements of the bones of the entire skull, whose movements are recognizable by palpation by trained operators. PRM expression is influenced by other elements, such as movement of the cranial bones, inherent movement of the central nervous system, cyclic movement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), mechanical tension of the cranial meninges, and passive movement of the sacral bone between the iliac bones. The article reviews the most up-to-date information on the evolution of cranial sutures/joints and meninges in adulthood, the fluctuations of the CSF, brain, and spinal mass movements. Research should reconsider the motivations that induce the operator to discriminate the palpable cranial rhythmic impulse, and probably, to rethink new cranial dysfunctional patterns.

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Ritual robbery? Disturbation in Early Bronze Age graves in Eastern Poland in the light of microscopic tool marks examinations on the bones

Hyrchała

Lorkiewicz-Muszyńska

Sobol

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Analysed graves of the Strzyżów culture, materials obtained and investigated in the last decade, and results of anthropological analysis provided new information on the custom of disturbing burial pits in the Early Bronze Age. It is now possible to suggest and present entirely new conclusions concerning funeral rituals observed by the Strzyżów culture and distinguish five types of disturbed burials from the Early Bronze Age. This paper develops the research of various types of cutmarks disclosed on the bones of the skeleton found in grave no. 13 in Hrubieszów-Podgórze. The authors focused on the application of the morphological characteristics of the bone defects in complex skeletal remains studies, to discuss the possibility of dating occurrence and specifying the tool type. Digital microscopic analysis of different groups of defects (in form of indents, superficial linear grooves, wedge-shaped notches, and gap) was performed. Observed features of the defects of the right fibula and both iliac wings indicate postmortem occurrence, possibly at the same time, using a sharp-edged tool when the bones were ductile, not brittle. Additionally, the localization and characteristics of the tool features imprinted on the fibula and hip bones also indicate the state of skeletonization of the remains at the time the damages occurred. The time interval between death and the occurrence of the revealed bone damage (right fibula and both hip bones) could have been short enough for those still alive to remember the deceased well.

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Complete sagittal suture closure evaluation based on post mortem computed tomography

Cited by 3 publications

References 18 publications

Age Estimation from closure of some cranial sutures (coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid) in a sample of Egyptian population using computed tomography: retrospective study

Age Estimation from closure of some cranial sutures (coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid) in a sample of Egyptian population using computed tomography: retrospective study

Rethinking the Origin of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism

Ritual robbery? Disturbation in Early Bronze Age graves in Eastern Poland in the light of microscopic tool marks examinations on the bones

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