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IJAR.2017.358

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Type of Article:  Original Research

Volume 5; Issue 4.3 (December 2017)

Page No.: 4640-4644

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2017.358

ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM UPPER LIMB ANTHROPOMETRY IN MAHARASHTRIANS POPULATION: A CADAVERIC STUDY

Sachin Tote 1, Sanjay Wanjari *2, Darshana Tote 3.

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Collage, Sawangi, Wardha,  Maharastra, India.

*2 Professor, Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Collage, Sawangi, Wardha,  Maharastra, India.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Collage, Sawangi, Wardha,  Maharastra, India.

Address for Correspondence: Dr Sanjay Wanjari, professor, Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Collage, Sawangi, Wardha,  Maharastra, India. E-Mail: swanjari14@gmail.com

ABSTRACT:

Background: Personal identification is an essential issue when mutilated and amputated limbs or parts of the body are found in mass disasters. Estimation of the stature from the size of different parts of the body is one of the most important items in personal identification. An indirect estimation can be achieved by correlating the height with other skeletal parameters. The Humerus has easily identifiable surface landmarks which make the measurements possible in compromised postures, than in any other bones.

Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in Department of Anatomy in Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Maharashtra, India, over a period of 2 years. Height is measured from vertex to heal by placing two logs at the respective ends before the process of embalming. A medium size Vernier caliper is used for length estimation of humerus from heights point on head to the capitulum. Results: positive correlation was found between height and Humerus length on left and right side with some variation.

Conclusion: The study indicates that stature can be predicted accurately by linear/curvilinear and multiple regression analysis even when identity is unknown from RULL-a problem frequently encountered in medico legal investigations. Establishing identity of an individual when only some remains of the body arefound as in mass disaster, terror events, bomb explosions, accidents, wars etc. If either of the measurement is known the other can be calculated and this would be useful for forensic medicine experts and anthropologists.

Key words: Stature, Height, Upper Limb Anthropometry, Humerus Length, Cadaver.

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Cite this article: Sachin Tote, Sanjay Wanjari, Darshana Tote. ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM UPPER LIMB ANTHROPOMETRY IN MAHARASHTRIANS POPULATION: A CADAVERIC STUDY. Int J Anat Res 2017;5(4.3):4640-4644. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2017.358