1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, C.U. Shah Medical college, Surendranagar, Gujarat
2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, P.D.U. Govt. Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat
3Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
4Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat
5Tutor, Department of Forensic Medicine, P.D.U. Govt. Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat
6Tutor, Department of Forensic Medicine, M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat
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Online published on 19 July, 2017.
The use of anthropology by forensic experts for identification is increased day by day. With increasing frequency of mass disasters due to nature and man, the number of deaths are increasing, which pose a threat for identification due to mutilation. Similar situation is encountered in cases of murder, where there is destruction of identity. Such situations give rise to studies which estimate the stature from different body parts. Hence, present study was carried out to evaluate the anthropometric relationship of distance between anterior superior iliac spines (ASIS) with the stature of an individual in study population and to derive regression formulae to estimate stature from these dimensions. Total of 208 individuals were selected for study, 105 males and 103 females, from 10 to 60 years of age. Regression equation with significant correlation was derived. Eventhough other parameters of human body like foot length, arm span, hand length etc can be used for estimation of stature, interspinous distance (ISD) can also be used when only part of torso or pelvis is brought for autopsy.
Stature, ISD, regression equation
