Estimation of Stature from Radiological Measurement of Sternal Length with Corroboration in Living Individuals A Study in Contemporary Bengali Adults

Chowdhuri, Soumeek; Mukhopadhayay, Parthapratim

doi:10.5958/0974-0848.2015.00101.3

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“…Morphologically the sternum is naturally curved with a convex anterior surface and a concave posterior surface [6]. Its importance in forensic anthropology for determining the identity of human remains is well known.…”

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“…Many studies have derived various indices and formulae from sternum to determine the age, sex, and stature. However, there are only a handful of studies on stature determination of an individual using this bone [5][6][7][8][9]. Most of the studies are based on measurements of length of the body and manubrium of sternum [5][6][7][8][9].…”

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“…Most of the studies are based on measurements of length of the body and manubrium of sternum [5][6][7][8][9]. Earlier studies [6,8,9] done on Northwest Indian population, South Indians, and Portuguese have helped develop population specific regression One study has included the xiphoid process in the measurement in fresh samples [9].…”

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Correlation of Posterior Curve Length of Sternum and Stature: A Postmortem Study in Delhi Population

Baraw

Pradhan

Singh

2017

Inter J Med Toxic Foren Med

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Background:The primary characteristics to establish the identification of an individual are sex, age, and stature [1]. Determination of stature is easy if a complete body or the entire skeleton is found. When only some parts of the body or skeleton are available, it is necessary to have different formulae for determination of stature from their osteometric measurements. The present study aims to assess the stature of an individual from his or her sternum with the help of Posterior Curve Length (PCL). Methods:The study was conducted on 100 cadavers, including 50 females and 50 males, died 18 years or older age. The cases were referred for medico-legal postmortem examination to the Department of Forensic Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. Sternum samples were obtained during autopsy (as fresh sternum) and after removal of muscular coverings, cleaned and dried at room temperature (as dry sternum) for the study. PCL was measured and linear regression was used to recognize sternum correlation with stature. Results:In our study which was conducted on fresh and dry samples of sternum, the stature can be estimated by 68% accuracy with linear regression equation of Y=91.51+3.5 (Posterior Curve Length of fresh sternum) with standard error±3.5 cm and correlation coefficient of 0.872. Also the stature can be estimated through Y=96.1+3.4 (Posterior Curve Length of dry sternum) with standard error of ±3.9 cm and correlation coefficient of 0.610. Conclusion:From the present study we found some synergistic factors which are helpful for estimation of stature from respective PCL of sternum which clearly shows that sample of sternum obtained from decomposed body, or in cases where long bones are missing, PCL of sternum acts as an alternative to estimate stature in Delhi population.

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Correlation of Posterior Curve Length of Sternum and Stature: A Postmortem Study in Delhi Population

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2017

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“…186 Brazilian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Medical Law and Bioethics 9(2): 185-194 (2020) S. Chowdhuri et al Proof of age of a person is needed for legal purposes. Several studies have been published on this topic by using traditional method of anthropology and by studying bones of the dead [5][6][7][8] . However, advanced methods involving X-Ray and CT scan is seen to produce better results because of their high-quality images.…”

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Estimation of Forensic Age from Bony Fusion of Distal Femoral and Proximal Tibial Epiphyses by MRI of the Knee

Chowdhuri¹,

Das²,

Ghosh³

2020

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To test the relevance of bony fusion of distal femoral and proximal tibial epiphysis by means of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), a cross-sectional study was performed to determine the reliability of 16 th and 18 th years of life. Methodology: We scanned 140 Indian (Bengali) subjects in the age bracket of 3 and 35 using 1.5 T MR-scanner utilising T1 turbo spin-echo sequence representing true bone anatomy, in the Indian Bengali population. Minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation were defined. Bony fusion took place before the 18 th year of life. Intra-and interobserver agreements were determined by calculating the kappa coefficients. Bony fusion of distal femoral and proximal tibial epiphyses in 1.5 Tesla MRI is useful only to a certain extent in determining age 16 to 17 years of life in both sexes, but completion of 18 th year of life cannot be solely determined by MRI from bony fusion of knee.

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“…Studies have shown that radiographically determined long bone lengths could provide stature estimates using regression formula and x-ray imaging is valuable in anthropological assessment of an individual [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. In this study, roentgenography (an imaging technique using x-rays to view the internal structure of an object) was applied to the process of stature estimation.…”

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Stature estimation from humeral length amongst Nigerians: A radiographic approach

Oghenemavwe¹,

Agi²

2022

World J. Bio. Pharm. Health Sci.

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Stature is an essential anatomical parameter for creating the biological profile of persons in forensic analysis. The aim of the study was to establish regression formulae for the estimation of stature from plain radiographs of humerus. A total of 90 subjects (49 males and 41 Females) were recruited randomly for the study at the Lulu-Briggs Health centre, University of Port Harcourt. An x-ray of the humerus was taken after measuring the heights of volunteers. The films obtained were later fixed to an x-ray illuminator where the humeral length (HML) was measured using a lead pencil and ruler. Statistical analysis was done for all parameters (stature and humeral length) using SPSS. Pearson’s co-efficient of stature versus HML were 0.66 for males and 0.50 for females. The regression equation for estimation of stature were 2.45 (HML) + 89.20 for males and 2.16 (HML) + 97.17 for females. Standard error for regression formula derived was observed to be 0.41cm in males and 0.59 cm in females which indicates a high level of reliability on the formula and proves further to show that the humerus is a good predictor of stature. In conclusion, the use of x-ray is a reliable procedure and a practical approach in stature estimation and the humerus is a good predictor of stature in the Nigerian population.

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Estimation of Stature from Radiological Measurement of Sternal Length with Corroboration in Living Individuals A Study in Contemporary Bengali Adults

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Correlation of Posterior Curve Length of Sternum and Stature: A Postmortem Study in Delhi Population

Correlation of Posterior Curve Length of Sternum and Stature: A Postmortem Study in Delhi Population

Estimation of Forensic Age from Bony Fusion of Distal Femoral and Proximal Tibial Epiphyses by MRI of the Knee

Stature estimation from humeral length amongst Nigerians: A radiographic approach

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