TO EVALUATE BILATERAL DIFFERENCES IN ANTHROPOMETRY OF PERCUTANEOUS LENGTH OF TIBIA IN BOTH SEXES.

Abstract

Background & Method: The aim of this study is to evaluate bilateral differences in anthropometry of percutaneous length of tibia in both sexes. A participant refers to the entire group of people or items that meet the criteria set by the researcher. So the participant/ source for the present study consists of all the cases which were brought for autopsy in the mortuary of Forensic Medicine Department

Result: In the present study a strong correlation was found between right and left percutaneous tibial length (r=0.999). Whereas a significant correlation was found between average percutaneous tibial length and stature (r=0.760) in males

Conclusion: In the present study it was found that there exists a statistically significant correlation between percutaneous tibial length and stature in both sexes. The correlation between percutaneous tibial length and stature was found to be more in males than females, therefore indicating percutaneous tibial length to be a better predictor of stature in males than females.

Simple linear regression equations have been derived to estimate stature from percutaneous tibial length. The regression equations derived concluded that stature can be estimated precisely from percutaneous tibial length parameters even when details are unknown.

Keywords: bilateral, anthropometry, percutaneous & tibia.

Study Designed: Observational Study.