Authors

Atharva Ghangrekar, Mallikarjun Ballur, Priyanka Murgod, Rekharani Kumbar, Ruchira Chavan

Abstract

Introduction: Establishing personal identity is the top priority in crime scene investigation mainly when body is mutilated, decomposed and in persons who are found missing. When it comes to the accuracy and dependability of the estimate, regression analysis is the most reliable way. It is increasingly acknowledged that there is a direct correlation between a person's height and other body parts such as the head, trunk, and upper and lower limb lengths; bigonial breadth also like other areas of the body has a clear biological relationship with stature. Material & Methods: The present study is a cross sectional study conducted in Forensic Medicine department with 278 medical students included as the study population. Bigonial diameter and stature were measured. Results: In our study it was observed that mean height, bigonial diameter were higher in males than in females. Correlation between bigonial width of the mandible and height among men was shown to be statistically significant (p< 0.05). Among women, bigonial width presented a weak statistically significant correlation with height. We also established regression equation for both sexes. Conclusion: Bigonial diameter can be used for estimation of stature with less accuracy rate when cephalo-facial remains are brought for forensic examination.

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DOI

 10.59988/jfmsl.vol.32issue2.3