Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 2

Estimation of Personal Height from the Head Length in North Chennai Region

1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Madah Medical College, Chennai

2Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Madha Medical College, Chennai

3Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Annapoorna Medical College, Salem

*Corresponding author: Shreekrishna H K, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Madah Medical College, Chennai. Email: krishnashree61@yahoo.com Ph. No.: 7200278293

Online published on 7 August, 2013.

Abstract

Estimation of stature is a prime work of forensic expert, which helps in identification. In this study 100 students (50 male and 50 female) of age group 17–22 years of Madha Medical College, Chennai hailing from Chennai region are included for the study. Spreading caliper is used to measure head length and height of subject was measured with standard height measuring instrument. The result obtained were analysed and attempt was made to derive a formula between head length and height of an individual.

Keywords

Head Length, Correlation, Stature Estimation