Open AccessCorrelation between the postmortem stature and the dried limb-bone lengths of Korean adult males
Author(s) -
Byoung Young Choi,
Young Moon Chae,
In Hyuk Chung,
Hyen Sam Kang
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.1997.38.2.79
Subject(s) - tibia , ulna , humerus , femur , supine position , fibula , medicine , anatomy , long bone , orthodontics , surgery
The postmortem stature was measured in 57 Korean adult males (age range: 20-86 years old, mean: 52.3 years old) in supine position. After dissection of the corpses, we measured the maximum length of the remaining limb-bones (humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia and fibula). The correlation coefficients between the stature and each limb-bone length were calculated. Simple regression equations for estimating stature from each limb-bone length and multiple regression equations from the combination of limb-bone lengths were also obtained.