The ossification status of the medial end of the clavicle is used
for forensic age estimation in post-pubertal adolescents and young
adults, as it is the last bone to ossify [1]. Clavicle ossification varies
greatly and hence, high accuracy age estimates cannot be obtained.
Still, the covered age ranges make this bone particularly important
concerning the legal age limits 18 and 21 years. At 18 years the
hand ossification, third molar mineralisation and sexual maturation
should be completed [2]. According to the recommendations
of the study group on forensic age estimation (AGFAD), an
assessment of the clavicle ossification should be performed when
skeletal maturation is completed in the bones of the left handwrist
[3]. Well-known methods for assessing the developmental
stage of the clavicles include conventional radiography (CR) and
computer tomography (CT) [4,5]. At an effective radiation dose of
0.6–0.8 mSv, CT invovles a higher level of radiation compared to C