CT-assisted age estimation from the medial clavicular epiphysis in the Greek population according to Schmeling and Kellinghaus classification.
• The present study examined 196 CT images of alive Greek patients. • The ossification of medial clavicular epiphysis was classified according to the Schmeling et al. and the extended Kellinghaus et al classification. • When the medial clavicular epiphysis is scored in stages 4 and 5, in both Greek...
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Elsevier B.V.
Mar2025
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