Abstract:
The increase in extremist mass killings and fatal automobile crash has greatly
multiplied the rate at which forensic anatomists and anthropologists are faced
with dismembered and mixed up body remains. This study was undertaken
to reconstruct femoral length from its landmarks using radiological and
anthropometric parameters. 600 bones and 600 radiographs were measured using
an anthropometric board, an anthropometric tape and digital caliper and on the
radiograph, a transparent ruler was used. The femoral maximum length; femoral
proximal breadth; anterior posterior neck diameter; vertical head diameter;
medial-lateral subtrochanteric diameter with gluteal tuberosity; subtrochanteric
circumference with gluteal tuberosity; anterior-posterior subtrochanteric
diameter with gluteal tuberosity; anterior-posterior diameter at mid-shaft; medial lateral mid-shaft diameter; femoral mid-shaft circumference; femoral epicondylar
breadth and femoral bicondylar breadth were measured. No significant difference
in the mean value was found between bones and radiographs although males
showed higher mean length compared to females. Best predictors of length were
femur proximal breath and vertical head diameter.
