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Long Bone (Humerus, Femur, Tibia) Measuring Procedure in Cadavers
Author(s) -
Menéndez Garmendia Antinea,
GómezValdés Jorge A.,
Hernández Francisco,
Wesp Julie K.,
SánchezMejorada Gabriela
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/1556-4029.12459
Subject(s) - cadaveric spasm , femur , cadaver , tibia , humerus , forensic anthropology , medicine , orthodontics , anatomy , surgery , geography , archaeology
In this work, we present a measuring methodology for long bones of the limbs (humerus, femur, and tibia) of human corpses. Measurements of cadaveric height and long bone lengths were conducted on 72 corpses (20 females and 52 males) from the School of Medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Additionally, these measurements were compared with those taken from dry bones of a subsample of individuals. Our results show marginal differences ( TEM % = 0.59) between cadaveric and dry bone measurements, resulting from different osteometric technical procedures. This note outlines the measuring methodology, which will be subsequently used to create regression formulas for stature estimation.