Correlation between Stature and Length of Clavicle in Female Population of Central India

Authors

  • Pande Varsha1, Patond Swapnil 2 Patil Bharat3

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i3.10414

Keywords:

Anthropology, clavicle, stature, correlation.

Abstract

Introduction: Anthropology plays an important role in various medicolegal aspects; apart from determination

of Age, Sex and Race of individual, stature is also one of the important parameter of identification various

civil and criminal cases. Therefore efforts have been made to determine association between stature and

length of clavicle if any.

Materials and Method: The present research was carried out in department of Anatomy JNMC Sawangi

(M) Wardha; was conducted on total 50 Female individual of age 17–24. The length was calculated with

the help of osteometric callipers for clavicles from anatomical landmarks and stature was calculated in

centimetres.

Conclusion. From present research it was concluded that the length of clavicle and stature reveals positive

correlation and the linear relationship between the living stature and length of clavicle of each side was

carried out in the form of regression equation.

Author Biography

  • Pande Varsha1, Patond Swapnil 2 Patil Bharat3

    1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, JNMC, DMIMS, Wardha Maharashtra, 2Associate Professor,

    Department of Forensic Medicine, JNMC, DMIMS, Wardha Maharashtra, 3 Associate Professor Department of

    Pathology, MGIMS, Sevagram Wardha

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Published

2020-07-30

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Section

Articles

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en

How to Cite

Correlation between Stature and Length of Clavicle in Female Population of Central India. (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(3), 511-514. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i3.10414