Correlation between the lenghts of the long bones of the forearm and the fibula with body height in our population
2012
Background/Aim. The task of a forensic examiner during exhumation of skeletal
remains is to calculate antemortem height of a person whose skeletal remains
were found. Anthropological investigations which provided formulae for
calculating ante-mortem body height date back from XIX or from the first half
of XX centuries. The most commonly used formulae are those of Trotter-
Gleser, which were used to investigate skeletal remains from the World War
II. Those investigations were conducted on skeletal remains of various ages
and degrees of decay. Our experience with exhumation have shown that the
present formulae do not deliver reliable values of antemortem height. The aim
of this study was to investigate if there is a correlation of the length of
long bones of leg and forearm with body height within our population and to
establish the formulae for calculating ante-mortem body height within our
population based on the obtained values. Methods. The lengths of ulna,
radius, fibula and tibia were determined precisely by measuring bones on
living individuals using a digital X-ray system. The height of individuals
whose bones were measured was determined using an anthropometer. Results. The
highest degree of correlation between bone length and body height was found
for tibia in males (r = 0.859, p < 0.005) and ulna in females (r = 0.679, p <
0.05). We calculated the regression formulae for determination of ante-mortem
body height that differ from the current body height formulae. Conclusion. In
our population the length of long bones of the forearm and the leg are
characterized by various degree of correlation with body height. The formulae
that we set, make less distinction between the measured and the calculated
body height as compared with the Trotter-Gleser formulae. We do hope that
their implementation will facilitate identification of sceletal remains in
our population.
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