CORRELATION OF AGE AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES AT STERNAL END OF FOURTH RIBS AT RAJKOT REGION

Objectives: To study metamorphological changes at sternal end of fourth ribs according to age in males. To find any bilateral variation in morphological changes for different ages. Research methodology: The samples consist of sternal ends of fourth ribs on both sides taken from the cadavers brought for postmortem examination. Total 140 rib ends were taken from 70 male bodies having more than 17 years of age. After removing soft tissues, Ribs were classified according to different phases and mean age for each phase had been derived. Observations and conclusions: the morphological changes were age dependent without any significant bilateral variation. Observations were compared with the previous study.