Extra phalangeal crease - A trait in forensic identification.
In the past, many biological, anthropological and forensic studies have been conducted on variations in finger and palm ridge patterns, however, finger crease patterns have not received much attention in the literature. The photocase shows an obvious extra phalangeal crease in the little finger as an extremely rarely reported characteristic. Similar unique characteristics need to be reported for their rarity and significance in forensic investigations.
Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Sector-14, Chandigarh, India.
Bahadur
B
Singh
Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Sector-14, Chandigarh, India. Electronic address: gargkk@yahoo.com.
Kewal
K
Krishan
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (A Constituent Institute of Manipal University), Mangalore, India.
Tanuj
T
Kanchan
D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities*; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D012868:Skin Abnormalities
Extra phalangeal crease; Fingers; Identification