TY - JOUR
T1 - Foramen magnum as a tool of estimating stature in a male population
AU - Raghavendra Babu, Y. P.
AU - Bakkannavar, Shankar M.
AU - Manjunath, S.
AU - Suresh Kumar Shetty, B.
AU - Pavanchand Shetty, H.
AU - Pramod Kumar, G. N.
AU - Sundar, S. Shyam
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Foramen magnum is an important anatomical landmark, but the anthropological importance of foramen magnum is under assessed. Few studies in the past have tried to correlate the value of foramen magnum in the estimation of sex and endocranial volume. This study tries to evaluate the value of foramen magnum in estimating the stature of an individual, as it could be of immense value in assessing the stature, in case of fragmentary remains. We have formulated a multiple regression equation using the length, breadth and area of foramen magnum. Based on the analysis it was found that breadth of foramen magnum was a better tool of stature estimation than area and length of foramen magnum.
AB - Foramen magnum is an important anatomical landmark, but the anthropological importance of foramen magnum is under assessed. Few studies in the past have tried to correlate the value of foramen magnum in the estimation of sex and endocranial volume. This study tries to evaluate the value of foramen magnum in estimating the stature of an individual, as it could be of immense value in assessing the stature, in case of fragmentary remains. We have formulated a multiple regression equation using the length, breadth and area of foramen magnum. Based on the analysis it was found that breadth of foramen magnum was a better tool of stature estimation than area and length of foramen magnum.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907284950
SN - 0974-6196
VL - 6
SP - 46
EP - 48
JO - Journal of South India Medicolegal Association
JF - Journal of South India Medicolegal Association
IS - 2
ER -