Relation of Stature and Percutaneous Tibial Length

Stature is one of the primary characteristics for identification. After the age of 21 years, the dimensions of the skeleton remain unchanged and the ratio in size of different parts to one another is also considerably variable in different individuals. In case of dismembered body as encountered in mass disasters, riots, plane crashes etc., stature can be estimated on the basis of ratio of different parts of body. There is considerable difference in stature of individuals natives of different geographical regions. In this study, attempts are made to establish a relationship between percutaneous tibial length and stature of an individual in natives of Gujarat state.

Study was carried out on natives of Gujarat state at Smt NHL Municipal medical college, Ahmedabad. The subjects were included after verifying their birthplace as Gujarat. Percutaneous tibial length was measured using calipers and stature was measured by asking the subjects to stand on a stadiometer. These findings were put in computer software and statistical tests were applied to derive the regression equation in which the stature was dependent variable while tibial lengh was taken as independent variable.

It was found that there is positive correlation between percutaneous tibial length and stature in both sexes and the regression formulas were derived that can calculate the stature of an individual from available tibial length.

It was concluded that stature can be estimated using measurements of tibial length and there is positive correlation between stature and percutaneous tibial length.