title: Correlation between the postmortem stature and the dried limb-bone lengths of Korean adult males.
abstract: The postmortem stature was measured in 57 Korean adult males (age range: 20-86 years old, mean: 52.3 years old) in supine position. After dissection of the corpses, we measured the maximum length of the remaining limb-bones (humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia and fibula). The correlation coefficients between the stature and each limb-bone length were calculated. Simple regression equations for estimating stature from each limb-bone length and multiple regression equations from the combination of limb-bone lengths were also obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001827:Body Height; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005121:Extremities / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis