Table 3 SOS fusion timing among genders found in literature in contrast with the current study showing the mode of assessment, sample size and place
Author | Publication year | Modalities for assessment | Gender | Sample size | Location | Age in year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beginning of fusion | |||||||
Male | Female | ||||||
Ismail Ozgur Can (Can et al. 2014b) | 2014 | CT | Male | 399 | Germany | 14 | 12.7 |
Female | 139 | ||||||
Salina Hisham (Hisham et al. 2018) | 2018 | CT | Male | 336 | Malaysia | 13.74 | 10.82 |
Female | 164 | ||||||
Alper Sinanoglu (Sinanoglu et al. 2016) | 2015 | CBCT | Male | 90 | Turkey | 13 | 12 |
Female | 148 | ||||||
Husniye Demirturk Kocasarac (Demirturk Kocasarac et al. 2016) | 2015 | CBCT | Male | 182 | Turkey | 11 | 12.3 |
Female | 167 | ||||||
Anka Sharma (Sharma et al. 2020) | 2020 | CBCT | Male | 145 | Nagpur (India) | 13 | 11 |
Female | 126 | ||||||
Oguzhan Ekizoglu (Ekizoglu et al. 2015) | 2015 | MRI | Male | 455 | Turkey | 13.78 | 13.08 |
Female | 623 | ||||||
Rajeshwar Sambhaji Pate (Pate et al. 2018) | 2018 | Cadavers | Male | 117 | Maharashtra (India) | 14 -15 | 11–12 |
Female | 81 | ||||||
Natalie R. Shirley (Shirley and Jantz 2011) | 2011 | Direct inspection | Male | 62 | America | 12.6 – 22.8 | 7.8 – 20.1 |
Female | 100 | ||||||
Present study | 2021 | CT | Male | 123 | Karnataka (India) | 11.64 | 10.21 |
Female | 123 | ||||||