Estimation of Stature from Parts of Bones—Lower End of Femur and Upper End of Radius

Abstract

A hundred and one right and 109 left dry, fully ossified, human femora have been studied to derive regression formulae for the establishment of the total length of the femur from the length of the lower end taken from the adductor tubercle. The formulae are statistically significant and their validity has been tested on 62 right and 59 left femora. A hundred and fifteen right and 106 left dry, fully ossified radii have been studied to derive regression formulae for establishment of the total length of the radius from the length of the upper end taken to the lower level of insertion of the biceps brachii muscle on the radial tuberosity. The validity of the formulae which are statistically significant has been tested on 51 right and 56 left dry and fully ossified random radii. All the regression formulae have a high degree of prediction, and are valuable in establishing the stature of an individual.