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Stature estimation from the length of the sternum in South Indian males: A preliminary study |
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| Authors: | Ritesh G. Menezes MD Diplomate NB Tanuj Kanchan MD G. Pradeep Kumar MD P.P. Jagadish Rao MD Diplomate NB Stany W. Lobo MSc PhD Selma Uysal MD Kewal Krishan MSc PhD Sneha G. Kalthur MS K.R. Nagesh MD Sunder Shettigar PUC |
| Affiliation: | Ritesh G. Menezes MD Diplomate NB (Assistant Professor), Tanuj Kanchan MD (Assistant Professor), G. Pradeep Kumar MD (Professor & Head), P.P. Jagadish Rao MD, Diplomate NB (Assistant Professor), Stany W. Lobo MSc PhD (Assistant Professor), Selma Uysal MD (Senior Radiologist), Kewal Krishan MSc PhD (Senior Lecturer), Sneha G. Kalthur MS (Assistant Professor), K.R. Nagesh MD (Associate Professor),Sunder Shettigar PUC (Senior Forensic Technician) |
| Abstract: | Estimation of stature is one of the important initial steps during forensic analysis of human skeletal remains. The aim of the present study was to derive a linear regression formula for estimating stature of adult South Indian males from the length of the sternum. The study included 35 male sternums of South Indian origin dissected from cadavers during medico-legal autopsies. The linear regression equation [Stature = 117.784 + (3.429 × Sternal length)] was derived to estimate the stature from the length of the sternum. The correlation coefficient was 0.638. The standard error of the estimate was 5.64 cm. This preliminary study concludes that the length of the sternum can be used as a tool for stature estimation in adult South Indian males. |
| Keywords: | Forensic science Forensic anthropometry Physical anthropology Identification Stature Skeletal remains Sternum South India |
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