Stature estimation from the length of the sternum in South Indian males: a preliminary study.
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 x 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.
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India. mangalore971@yahoo.co.in
Ritesh G
RG
Menezes
Tanuj
T
Kanchan
G Pradeep
GP
Kumar
P P Jagadish
PP
Rao
Stany W
SW
Lobo
Selma
S
Uysal
Kewal
K
Krishan
Sneha G
SG
Kalthur
K R
KR
Nagesh
Sunder
S
Shettigar
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001827:Body Height; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013249:Sternum / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D055815:Young Adult