e5.
It is evident fran Table I that the opiphyseal cartilage
persists longer at the shoulder than at the elbow and that the
shoulder region can, therefore, be used for estimating age over
a longer period than the elbow region.,    tudy ct the oplete
series of skeletal x-srays of thirteen speaimens indicated tha,,the
knee region, especially the upper end o f the tibia7 ToVe
WQt071obhsfP'  oartilago poraists ta-thi
weate at least as long as it does at the shoulder and the eartil-
V6her
age at the upper end of the tibia offers a slight toohnical ad-
vantage referred to lator, iivor, s          tr
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6 Au
4r4
OaLn es in th a(crhitetto  ofi the ake(Aeton do not sense
abruptly wth the replacennt of the opiphyseal eartilage by