Estimation of height from the foramen magnum in the adult population – a preliminary study

Pratik S. Gilbe; Soniya B. Parchake; Nilesh K. Tumram; Pradeep G. Dixit

doi:10.5114/amsik.2020.104172

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Archiwum Medycyny Sądowej i Kryminologii/Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology

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Estimation of height from the foramen magnum in the adult population – a preliminary study

Pratik S. Gilbe

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,

Soniya B. Parchake

²

,

Nilesh K. Tumram

¹

,

Pradeep G. Dixit

¹

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Department of Anatomy, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol 2020; 70 (2–3): 124–135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/amsik.2020.104172

Online publish date: 2021/03/17

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Stature estimation is an important early step during forensic analysis of human skeletal remnants. The aim of the present study was to obtain a linear regression formula for estimating stature from foramen magnum measurements of a central Indian population. The study includes 81 male and 55 female cadavers brought for medicolegal autopsies. The linear regression equations were derived from length (FML), breadth (FMB) and area (FMA) of foramen magnum. The regression model provided a 95% confidence interval of ± 11.1 cm, ± 10.4, and ± 10.5 cm and a correlation coefficient of 0.69, 0.75, and 0.74 for length, breadth, and area of male foramen magnum, respectively. Similarly, the regression model provided a 95% confidence interval of ± 13.4 cm, ± 11.4 cm, and ± 12.8 cm and a correlation coefficient of 0.45, 0.68, and 0.57 for length, breadth, and area of female foramen magnum. Compared to other studies, regression formulae based on the measurements of the foramen magnum provided slightly larger standard errors than that based on long bone lengths. The study indicates that foramen magnum measurements in relation with body stature show strong positive correlation, relatively moderate reliability in estimating stature, and some forensic value.

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Estimation of height from the foramen magnum in the adult population – a preliminary study

Pratik S. Gilbe 1 , Soniya B. Parchake 2 , Nilesh K. Tumram 1 , Pradeep G. Dixit 1

forensic anthropology, height, foramen magnum, cadaver, adult population, India

Pratik S. Gilbe

¹

,

Soniya B. Parchake

²

,

Nilesh K. Tumram

¹

,

Pradeep G. Dixit

¹