Estimation of Stature from Radiological Length of Femur among South - Indian Adult Population

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dc.contributor.authorShobhaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKamaradgi, Pravinkumar N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRao, Pragnyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJatti, Vijayakumar Ben_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:10:27Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:10:27Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Stature estimation by analyzing skeletalremains or body parts is an essential part of humanidentification. One critical role of stature estimation todaylies in the forensic identification of crime victims andmissing persons. Femur, being the longest and strongest bonein the body, plays a crucial role while estimating stature ofan individual. In this study, we tested a new approach topredict the stature of a person by radiologically measuringthe femur length.Material and methods: Our study was conducted on 100South Indian subjects (50 males and 50 females) with an aimof obtaining regression formulae for estimation of stature ofmales and females, from maximum femur length and anotherindividual sample consisting of 20 male and 20 femaleparticipants belonging to the same criteria as the preliminarysubject group was used for validating the obtained equations.Results: It was observed that femur length showedstatistically significant correlation with stature in both thegroups (p=0.0001). Regression equations specific togeographical (South-Indian) population were statisticallyanalyzed for femur lengths in males (r=0.880) and females(r=0.862) and significantly proved reliable in estimatingthe living stature of an individual.Conclusion: In our study, the mean stature value of maleswas higher than that of females contributing to theinference that males are generally taller than females.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Anatomy, JJMMC, Davangereen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SSIMS and RC, Davangereen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCasualty Medical Officer, St. Martha’s Hospital, Bengaluruen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SSIMS and RC, Davangere, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationShobha, Kamaradgi Pravinkumar N., Rao Pragnya, Jatti Vijayakumar B. Estimation of Stature from Radiological Length of Femur among South - Indian Adult Population. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2019 Jul; 6(7): g1-g4en_US
dc.identifier.issn2393-915X
dc.identifier.issn2454-7379
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202487
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Contemporary Medical Researchen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijcmr.2019.6.7.13en_US
dc.subjectAnthropometryen_US
dc.subjectFemur Lengthen_US
dc.subjectForensic Radiologyen_US
dc.subjectHuman Identificationen_US
dc.subjectStature etcen_US
dc.titleEstimation of Stature from Radiological Length of Femur among South - Indian Adult Populationen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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