1Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine and clinical Toxicology. Faculty of Medicine-Alexandria University
2Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy. Faculty of Medicine-Alexandria University
3Consultant Forensic Medicine, MOH, Dammam
Online published on 2 January, 2017.
Identification of unknown cadavers by constructing a biological profile from their skeletal remains is one of the main aims of any forensic pathologist. But yet, there are no organized studies are yet available for gender and height estimation in adult Egyptians.
To formulate a model for stature construction and sex prediction using fore arm bones’ measurements in adult Egyptians.
Some measurements of the radius and ulna bones, in adult Egyptian cadavers were studied and statistically analyzed.
The accuracy of both radial and ulnar lengths in sex determination was 98%, while it was 97.5%, and 92.3% consecutively, in case of using radial or ulnar lengths alone.
Radius and ulna bones, can help in sex prediction as well as stature estimation with high accuracy in unknown cadavers or remains.
Radius, Ulna, Identification, Adult Egyptians, Sex, Stature
