International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Research
2023, Volume-4, Issue-3 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7927785
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Estimation of Stature from Hand Length & Hand Width in Students of Tertiary Care Hospital
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May 12, 2023
Abstract
Introduction: For the medico legal experts to identify a body, stature is an important component. Various parameters such as age, sex, ethnicity, stature etc. are used for personal identification. Among these, stature estimation is an essential parameter of medicolegal investigations, once a body is disfigured or dismembered. The stature prediction occupies relatively a central position in the identification necessitated by the medico-legal experts. At times Forensic experts may come across cases like skeletal remains, body parts remains in accidents, murders, natural disasters like conditions, for medico-legal examination and identification analysis and from these evidence they skilfully determine stature and important information of recovered body parts. Objectives: 1. To find out the relationship between stature and hand length. 2. Comparison between male and female hand width & hand length. Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted during October 2021-November 2021 in Department of Forensic Medicine in Medical College and Hospital Maharashtra. Study Population included 100 undergraduate medical students. Result: Simple linear regression was calculated to predict height (calculated height) based on hand length measurements. The test revealed that there was no significant difference between observed and calculated height of both male and female students, p>0.05. Conclusion: Hand length is a reliable parameter in reconstructing the stature of an individual.
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