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Determination of Height from Percutaneous Tibial Length among Bagalkot Population


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1 Department of Forensic Medicine, S.Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot- Karnataka, India
2 Department of Forensic Medicine, S S Institute of Medical Sciences, Davanger, Karnatka, India
     

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Height is one of the important factors required to establish the individuality of an unidentified body or mutilated part of such body. In the current study an effort was made to calculate the height from percutaneous tibial length (PCTL) as measured by surface anatomical landmarks. Statistical analysis of the data collected from 100 individuals from Baglkot was done to find out the relationship between of PCTL with that of height and to derive a regression equation formula. By using this formula we can calculate the height of an individual when only mutilated leg portion is available for autopsy.

Keywords

Identification, Percutaneous Tibial Length (PCTL), Height
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Authors

S. N. Vijayamahantesh
Department of Forensic Medicine, S.Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot- Karnataka, India
V. Vijayanath
Department of Forensic Medicine, S S Institute of Medical Sciences, Davanger, Karnatka, India

Abstract


Height is one of the important factors required to establish the individuality of an unidentified body or mutilated part of such body. In the current study an effort was made to calculate the height from percutaneous tibial length (PCTL) as measured by surface anatomical landmarks. Statistical analysis of the data collected from 100 individuals from Baglkot was done to find out the relationship between of PCTL with that of height and to derive a regression equation formula. By using this formula we can calculate the height of an individual when only mutilated leg portion is available for autopsy.

Keywords


Identification, Percutaneous Tibial Length (PCTL), Height

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