Percutaneous Ulnar Length-An Alternative Predictor for Estimation of Stature-A Study Conducted in Natives of Gujarat State

Crimes are increasing day by day and criminals intend to destroy the identity of an individual. So stature estimation from skeletal remains bears utmost significance in establishment of individuality of an individual which has been achieved from measurement of long bones. An attempt was made to formulate linear regression equations for estimation of stature in natives of Gujarat for which 148 young and healthy medical students (67 males and 81 females) in age group of 17 to 21 years were examined and measurements were taken, tabulated and statistically analyzed. It can be concluded that there exist a positive correlation between stature & percutaneous length of ulna and linear regression equations so derived can be used for estimation of stature of an individual which will be a useful tool for experts of the anthropology & forensic medicine field.