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Meshram, M. M.
- Estimation of Height (Stature) from Superior Extremity Length and Hand Length in Children
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1 Dept. Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, IN
2 Dept. Anatomy, B.J. Medical College, Pune, IN
1 Dept. Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, IN
2 Dept. Anatomy, B.J. Medical College, Pune, IN
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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Vol 7, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 199-203Abstract
Personal identification is an integral part of the investigation in cases of mass disasters where disintegrated and amputated body organs are found very frequently. Estimating stature from various parameters based on the above mentioned evidences becomes one of the most important and essential exercise for personal identification. Different anthropometric parameters have been measured of 1120 children (576 male children, 544 female children) of the age group ranging from Birth to 5 years. Among these findings, height, superior extremity length and hand length have been evaluated for sexual dimorphism as well as subjected to statistics to study the correlation of superior extremity length and hand length with that of height. There is scarcity of literature suggesting stature estimation in this age group hence, further the regression equations have been drawn from the data collected. It has been observed that stature can be estimated from the superior extremity length and hand length. The Technical Error of Measurements was within the accepted limits. it is determined that there was significant differences (p<0.05) in stature, superior extremity length and hand length between sexes. Stature, superior extremity length and hand length are positively and significantly correlated with each other (p<0.01).Keywords
Stature, Hand Length, Superior Extremity Length, Children, Personal IdentificationReferences
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1 Department of Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, IN
2 CPR Govt. Medical College, Kolhapur, IN
1 Department of Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, IN
2 CPR Govt. Medical College, Kolhapur, IN
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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Vol 6, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 68-72Abstract
Age is an important parameter for medico-legal cases. Many times doctors are called upon to give opinion about age of a person. For this objective methods of age determination are required. Age of epiphyseal union is an important objective method of age determination. But these ages varies with racial, geographic, climatic and various other factors. These variations have suggested need of separate standards of ossification for separate regions. Present work is undertaken to work out ages of epiphyseal union around knee joint for Vidarbha region. Study is carried out in total 160 healthy subjects (88 girls and 72 boys) aging from 13 to 23 years & having length of residence in Vidarbha not less than 10 years. The chronological age upto the day of examination is determined & A-P view of right knee joint is taken in each case. These radiographs are studied to determine age of union of epiphyses of lower end of femur , upper end of tibia & upper end of fibula. These ages are compared with those reported from various states of India & also from other countries & found to vary appreciably. Sexual dimorphism for ages of epiphyseal union is also studied.Keywords
Epiphyses, Ossification, Femur, Tibia, FibulaReferences
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