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Estimation of Height (Stature) from Superior Extremity Length and Hand Length in Children


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1 Dept. Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, India
2 Dept. Anatomy, B.J. Medical College, Pune, India
     

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Personal identification is an integral part of the investigation in cases of mass disasters where disintegrated and amputated body organs are found very frequently. Estimating stature from various parameters based on the above mentioned evidences becomes one of the most important and essential exercise for personal identification. Different anthropometric parameters have been measured of 1120 children (576 male children, 544 female children) of the age group ranging from Birth to 5 years. Among these findings, height, superior extremity length and hand length have been evaluated for sexual dimorphism as well as subjected to statistics to study the correlation of superior extremity length and hand length with that of height. There is scarcity of literature suggesting stature estimation in this age group hence, further the regression equations have been drawn from the data collected. It has been observed that stature can be estimated from the superior extremity length and hand length. The Technical Error of Measurements was within the accepted limits. it is determined that there was significant differences (p<0.05) in stature, superior extremity length and hand length between sexes. Stature, superior extremity length and hand length are positively and significantly correlated with each other (p<0.01).

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Stature, Hand Length, Superior Extremity Length, Children, Personal Identification
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Authors

Swati Ramakant Pandhare
Dept. Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, India
Anjali D. Patil
Dept. Anatomy, B.J. Medical College, Pune, India
A. Kasote
Dept. Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, India
M. M. Meshram
Dept. Anatomy, Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, India

Abstract


Personal identification is an integral part of the investigation in cases of mass disasters where disintegrated and amputated body organs are found very frequently. Estimating stature from various parameters based on the above mentioned evidences becomes one of the most important and essential exercise for personal identification. Different anthropometric parameters have been measured of 1120 children (576 male children, 544 female children) of the age group ranging from Birth to 5 years. Among these findings, height, superior extremity length and hand length have been evaluated for sexual dimorphism as well as subjected to statistics to study the correlation of superior extremity length and hand length with that of height. There is scarcity of literature suggesting stature estimation in this age group hence, further the regression equations have been drawn from the data collected. It has been observed that stature can be estimated from the superior extremity length and hand length. The Technical Error of Measurements was within the accepted limits. it is determined that there was significant differences (p<0.05) in stature, superior extremity length and hand length between sexes. Stature, superior extremity length and hand length are positively and significantly correlated with each other (p<0.01).

Keywords


Stature, Hand Length, Superior Extremity Length, Children, Personal Identification

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