Estimating Stature from the Length of the Lumbar Part of the Spine in Japanese

Abstract

In order to estimate the stature from the length of the lumbar part of spine (LLPS), studies were made on Japanese males (n = 42) and females (n = 29) autopsied in our laboratory during 1984-1987. Somatometry was performed on the stature and LLPS in centimetres, the latter being measured from the upper edge of the first lumbar vertebral body, to the promonitorium, along the anterior surface of the spine. LLPS were 19.9 +/- 1.19 cm in males and 18.6 +/- 0.84 cm in females (mean +/- S.D.). The regression equations calculated were as follows: stature in males = LLPS x 3.23 + 101.7; stature in females = LLPS x 2.31 + 110.8. The standard errors of estimate were 6.16 cm in males and 4.05 cm in females. This method is useful for estimating the stature of severely burned or mutilated bodies which have no limbs.

Prediction of stature using hand dimensions

“…Anthropometric techniques are commonly used by anthropologists and adopted by medical scientists to estimate body size for the purpose of identification. 6 Many studies have been carried out to estimate stature by taking measurements of long bones [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] and radiographic materials. [20][21][22][23] There are some studies [2][3][4]7,11 in which an attempt has been made to establish correlation between stature and hand dimensions.…”

Estimation of stature from dimensions of hands and feet in a North Indian population

“…Some of the authors have successfully tried to estimate stature from percutaneous body measurements, 1-13 some from the isolated long and other bones [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] and some focused their attention on the estimation of stature using radiographic material. [23][24][25][26] The purpose of the present study is to analyze the anthropometric relationship between dimensions of hands and feet with stature and to devise regression formulae to estimate stature from these dimensions.…”

Stature estimation from hand and phalanges lengths of Egyptians

“…2 Estimation of stature of an individual from the skeletal material or from the mutilated or amputated limbs or parts of limbs plays a conspicuous role in facilitating personal identification in incident of murder, accidents or natural disasters. 3 Some authors have successfully tried to estimate the stature from percutaneous body measurements, 4-14 some from isolated long bone or other bones, [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] some from foot dimensions, [25][26][27][28] others estimated statute from cephalo-facial anthropometry, 29,30 and some focused their attention on estimation of stature using radiographic material. 31,32 Some studies have also presented estimations of stature from hand, finger and phalange length.…”