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Type of Article : Original Research

Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Page No. 1245-1248

Date of Publication: 02-08-2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2015.202

ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM FRAGMENT OF FEMUR (POPLITEAL LENGTH) IN BENGALEE POPULATION

Tapas Ghosh ¹, Sudipto Konar *², Maloy Kumar Mondal ³, Kalyan Brata Singha ⁴, Arpan Dey ⁵, Jonaki Das (Sarkar) ⁶.

^1,3 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Burdwan Medical College, West Bengal, India.
^*2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Burdwan Medical College, West Bengal, India.
⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Midnapore Medical College, West Bengal, India.
⁵ Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Malda Medical College , West Bengal, India.
⁶ Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Burdwan Medical College, West Bengal, India.

Address: Dr. Sudipto Konar, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Burdwan Medical College, West Bengal, India, Pin Code : 713104.
E-Mail: sudiptokonar@gmail.com

Abstract

Introduction: Of the mathematical methods, regression equations have been successfully used for estimation of stature. Population specific formulae produce more accurate results. The present investigation was designed to estimate stature from fragment of femur obtained from a collection of Bengalee population of the state of West Bengal of India.
Materials & Methods: The fragment of the femur (Popliteal length of femur) was measured by a vertical length from the point where the distance between external borders of both linea aspera lips becomes 10 mm  (it was considered as the lower end of linea aspera, where the two lips diverges below), to the ground where lower surfaces of both the condyles were in contact.
Results: The following regression equation was obtained: Stature in feet = 0.127[20.1184 + 1.6890x]. (‘x’ stands for popliteal length of femur in centimeter.)
Discussion: This would help in identification of unknown skeletal remains, as estimation of stature is an important part in establishing the biological profile of skeletal remains.
KEY WORDS:  Human identification, fragment, femur, stature, Bengalee, Regression.

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Tapas Ghosh, Sudipto Konar, Maloy Kumar Mondal, Kalyan Brata Singha, Arpan Dey, Jonaki Das (Sarkar). ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM FRAGMENT OF FEMUR (POPLITEAL LENGTH) IN BENGALEE POPULATION. Int J Anat Res 2015;3(3):1245-1248. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2015.202