Volker Vieth1, Ronald Schulz2, Paul Brinkmeier2, Jiri Dvorak3, Andreas Schmeling4. 1. Institute of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Münster 48149, Germany. 2. Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Röntgenstraße 23, Münster 48149, Germany. 3. Department of Neurology, Schultheiss Clinic, Lengghalde 2, Zurich 8008, Switzerland. 4. Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Röntgenstraße 23, Münster 48149, Germany. Electronic address: andreas.schmeling@ukmuenster.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To guarantee equal chances for participants in U-20 football tournaments, it seems desirable to verify the ages given by players with questionable dates of birth. OBJECTIVE: To study the potential use of 3.0 tesla MRI of the clavicle in estimating the ages of U-20 football players. METHODS: The ossification stage of the medial clavicular epiphyses was evaluated prospectively in 152 male footballers in the age group from 18 to 22 years using 3.0 tesla MRI. RESULTS: Average age increased with any higher degree of fusion. The only footballer with full ossification of the medial clavicular epiphyseal plate was 21.2 years old. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of a fully ossified clavicular epiphyseal plate appears to provide evidence of completion of the 20th year of life. The results of the pilot study need to be verified in a larger number of cases.
BACKGROUND: To guarantee equal chances for participants in U-20 football tournaments, it seems desirable to verify the ages given by players with questionable dates of birth. OBJECTIVE: To study the potential use of 3.0 tesla MRI of the clavicle in estimating the ages of U-20 football players. METHODS: The ossification stage of the medial clavicular epiphyses was evaluated prospectively in 152 male footballers in the age group from 18 to 22 years using 3.0 tesla MRI. RESULTS: Average age increased with any higher degree of fusion. The only footballer with full ossification of the medial clavicular epiphyseal plate was 21.2 years old. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of a fully ossified clavicular epiphyseal plate appears to provide evidence of completion of the 20th year of life. The results of the pilot study need to be verified in a larger number of cases.
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