Stature Prediction from Anthropometry of Extremities among Jordanians

Abstract

Stature of an individual has an important role in identification, which is often required in medico-legal practice. The estimation of stature is an important step in the identification of dismembered remains or when only a part of a skeleton is only available as in major disasters or with mutilation. There is no published data on anthropological data among Jordanian population. The present study was designed in order to find out relationship of stature to some anthropometric measures among a sample of Jordanian population and to determine the most accurate and reliable one in predicting the stature of an individual. Stature Prediction from Anthropometry of Extremities among Jordanians Amal A Mashali*1, Omar El taweel2 and Elerian Ekladious3 1Professor of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt 2Student, Mutah University, Resident at Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, Irbid, Jordan 3Professor of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ein Shams University, Egypt *Corresponding author: Amal A Mashali, Professor of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt, E-mail: amalmashali1@gmail.com