The age-dependent changes of sella turcica, frontal and sphenoid sinuses

Pigolkin Yu.I.; Garcia Corro M.A.; Zolotenkova G.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed201659648-53

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Abstract:

This article is designed to report the results of analysis of the literature publications concerning age-specific changes in the configuration of the sella turcica, frontal and sphenoid sinuses during the life span of a human being. It is shown that the subjects above the age of 20—25 years undergo age-dependent variations of the morphometric characteristics of the sella turcica, frontal and sphenoid sinuses. It suggests the necessity of the further development of the research methods with a view to increasing the number of techniques used in forensic medicine designed to enhance the accuracy of estimation of the human biological age.

Keywords:

sella turcica

frontal sinuses

sphenoid sinus

human biological age

forensic medicine

Authors:

Pigolkin Yu.I.

Sechenov’s First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0001-5370-4931

Garcia Corro M.A.

Moscow Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 1156516

Zolotenkova G.V.

Kafedra sudebnoĭ meditsiny Pervogo MGMU im. I.M. Sechenova

ORCID: 0000-0003-1764-2213

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