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Medial clavicle epiphysis

The last secondary ossification centre to fuse in the human skeleton, completing at 21 to 30 years depending on sex and population. Staged using the Schmeling four-point scale. A key landmark in the forensically critical 18-to-26 year age window for immigration age assessment and other legal contexts.

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