Estimation of stature from left upper limb anthropometry in North Karnataka population: A cadaveric study

Pratik Khona,Vijay Kumar Shinde,P S Bhusaraddi

doi:10.18231/j.ijashnb.2019.028

Abstract

Estimation of stature from left upper limb anthropometry in North Karnataka population: A cadaveric study - IJASHNB- Print ISSN No: - 2581-5210 Online ISSN No:- 2581-5229 Article DOI No:- 10.18231/j.ijashnb.2019.028, IP Indian Journal of Anatomy and Surgery of Head, Neck and Brain-IP Indian J Anat Surg Head Neck Brain

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Estimation of stature plays an important role in the process of anthropolog y
Anthropometric technique commonly used by anthropologists and adopted by medical scientists, anatomists to estimate body size since hundred of years
Regression analysis is one of the most appropriate methods for defining the relationship between the length of the long bones and living height of individuals, and between the length of the measurements of the long bone fragments and their maximum length. 1313 Estimation of the long bone length from its fragments is done by using the accurate landmarks as mandatory

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Estimation of stature plays an important role in the process of anthropolog y. The present study was conducted to estimate the left humer al length from the measurements of proximal and distal segments of humerus in region of North Karnataka population using regression equation. This helps in estimating the stature of individual using standard regression formulae and tocompare these data with the study conducted in other countries for the use in forensic and archeologicalstudies. Results: With the fragment measurements obtained, regression equations for left humeri was derived to estimate the maximum length of the humerus in North Karnataka region population. 1 In forensic and in archeological practice, experts’ advice and practice to preserve the fragments of long bones which are the only available source to establish identity With these preserved fragments, the stature estimation becomes most important work in such scenario. The humerus has three main parts:-The proximal end, the shaft and the distal end. 5–7

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