Estimation of stature from the length of the sternum in South Indian females

被引：39

作者：

Menezes, Ritesh G. ^{[1
]}

Nagesh, K. R. ^{[2
]}

Monteiro, Francis N. P. ^{[3
]}

Kumar, G. Pradeep ^{[4
]}

Kanchan, Tanuj ^{[1
]}

Uysal, Selma ^{[5
]}

Rao, P. P. Jagadish ^{[1
]}

Rastogi, Prateek ^{[1
]}

Lobo, Stany W. ^{[6
]}

Kalthur, Sneha G. ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] Manipal Univ, Kasturba Med Coll, Dept Forens Med & Toxicol, Mangalore 575001, India

[2] Father Muller Med Coll, Dept Forens Med & Toxicol, Mangalore, India

[3] AJ Inst Med Sci, Dept Forens Med & Toxicol, Mangalore, India

[4] Manipal Univ, Kasturba Med Coll, Dept Forens Med & Toxicol, Manipal, India

[5] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Dept Radiol, Ankara, Turkey

[6] Saba Univ, Sch Med, Dept Human Anat & Embryol, Saba, Netherlands

[7] Manipal Univ, Kasturba Med Coll, Dept Anat, Manipal, India

来源：

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE | 2011年 / 18卷 / 06期

关键词：

Forensic anthropology; Osteometrics; Identification; Skeletal remains; Stature estimation; Sternum; MAHARASHTRIAN POPULATION; NORTH; FOOT; DIMENSIONS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jflm.2011.04.004

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

0301 ; 10 ;

摘要：

Estimation of stature is one of the principal elements in practical forensic casework involving examination of skeletal remains. The present study was undertaken to estimate stature from the length of the sternum in South Indian females using a linear regression equation. The material for the present study consisted of intact sternums belonging to adult females of South Indian origin aged between 25 and 35 years of age obtained during medico-legal autopsies. The length of the sternum was measured as the combined length of the manubrium and the mesosternum (body of the sternum) from the incisura jugularis (central suprasternal notch) to the mesoxiphoid junction along the mid sagittal plane using vernier calipers. A linear regression equation [Stature = 111.599 + (3.316 x Length of the sternum)] was derived to estimate stature from the length of the sternum. The correlation coefficient was 0.639. The standard error of the estimate was 4.11 cm. The present study concludes that the length of the sternum is a reliable predictor of stature in adult South Indian females and can be used as a tool for stature estimation when better predictors of stature like the long bones of the limbs are not available when examining skeletal remains. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.

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页码：242 / 245

页数：4

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