Estimation of Stature from Ulnar Length in Living Adult Females of Tamil Population Sreenivasan M.1, Ahmed S. K. Nawaz1,* 1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu *Corresponding author: Dr. S. K. Nawaz Ahmed, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India. Email: snawazahmed2010@gmail.com
Online published on 17 July, 2019. Abstract Forensic Medicine experts are often confronted with a common situation where they have to establish the identity of an individual from skeletal remains or dismembered body parts by the investigating authority. In the identification, estimation of stature bears a primary significance in addition to sex and age. In the present study, the relationship between height and ulnar length has been analyzed, based on which the regression equation was derived. Measurements of height and percutaneous ulnar lengths of both forearms of 115 females belonging to Tamil population were recorded. The age group of the subjects was between 21 and 30 years. The results were analyzed using Pearson's correlation to derive the relationship of height with respect to length of the left and right ulna respectively in the study subjects. The results from this present study showed that percutaneous ulnar length can be reliably used for determination of stature in females belonging to Tamil population. Top Keywords Stature, Ulnar length, Regression equation, Females, Tamil population. Top |