背景：近年来，随着欧盟成员国内没有（可靠）记录的年轻人的到来，进入欧洲的移民活动显着增加。因此，法医年龄评估的需求同样增加，以便在行政上区分18岁的法律相关截止年龄。我们研究的目的是分析2011年至2018年在巴塞罗那发布的法医年龄估计专家报告。
方法：在所有情况下，病史数据，体检,收集了左手的放射学和端骨造影术。在没有第三磨牙和手完全骨化的情况下，还进行了锁骨的CT扫描。
结果：共评估了2754份专家报告；男性占96.7%，大部分来自北非，主要来自摩洛哥（63.6%），撒哈拉以南非洲人占19.6％；65.4％的骨骼成熟水平与Greulich和Pyle的最后三个标准相对应。大多数病例具有对应于F的第三磨牙的矿化，Demirjian的G或H阶段。85.9%，骨骼和牙齿年龄之间有对应关系。共有28.8％的受试者被评估为年龄超过18岁；86.2％的北非人被认为年龄小于18岁，82％的撒哈拉以南非洲人被认为年龄超过18岁。
结论：在巴塞罗那，大多数被评估的受试者是男性和北非，71.2%的案件被认为是未成年人。
BACKGROUND: In recent years, there has been a notable increase of migratory movements into Europe with the arrival of not (reliably) documented young individuals within EU-Member States. Accordingly, the need for forensic age assessments likewise increased in order to administratively differentiate along the legally relevant cut-off age of 18 completed years. The objective of our study was to analyse the expert
reports of forensic age estimation issued in Barcelona between 2011 and 2018.
METHODS: In all cases, data on the medical history, physical examination, radiology of the left hand and orthopantomography were collected. In cases without third molars and a complete ossification of the hand, a CT scan of the clavicles was also performed.
RESULTS: A total of 2754 expert
reports were evaluated; 96.7% were males, the majority were of North African origin, mainly from Morocco (63.6%), and 19.6% were sub-Saharan Africans; 65.4% had a level of bone maturation corresponding to the last three standards of Greulich and Pyle. Most cases had mineralization of the third molar corresponding to the F, G or H stages of Demirjian. In 85.9%, there was a correspondence between bone and dental age. A total of 28.8% of the subjects were evaluated as being aged over 18 years; 86.2% of North Africans were considered to be younger than 18, and 82% of sub-Saharan Africans were considered to be over 18 years old.
CONCLUSIONS: In Barcelona, most of the subjects evaluated were male and North African, and 71.2% of the cases were considered to be minors.
