Title: Establishment of Relation between Stature and Right Foot Length
Authors: Dr Deepak Chaturvedi, Dr Priyanka, Dr Kiran Kumar M.N, Dr Antony Kisku
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i2.156
Abstract
Anthropometric measurements can be used for identification which is required in many situations like in civil and criminal disputes. It can be done by multiple methods like examination of human skeletons or portions to evaluate height. Establishing the living height of an individual from skeletal remains is a routine and straightforward practice in forensic anthropology that leads to derivation of the regression equations and multiplication factors to estimate stature. In this study 200 cadavers (100 males and 100 females) were selected for anthropometric measurements to find out relation between stature and right foot length with development of regression equations and multiplication factors. The foot length showed significant positive correlation with stature as well significant bisexual variation.
Keywords: Anthropometry, Identification, Stature, Right foot length.
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