Long Bone (Humerus,Femur, Tibia) Measuring Procedure in Cadavers |
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| Authors: | Antinea Menéndez Garmendia BA Jorge A Gómez‐Valdés MA Francisco Hernández BA Julie K Wesp MA Gabriela Sánchez‐Mejorada PhD MD |
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| Institution: | 1. Departamento de Anatomía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, , C.P. 04510 México D.F., Circuito Interior S/N, México;2. Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, , C.P. 14030 Tlalpan, México D.F, México;3. Posgrado en Antropología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, , C.P. 04510 México D.F, México;4. Department of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, , Berkeley, CA, 94720 |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | forensic science forensic anthropology humerus length femur length tibia length human cadavers stature Mexican population |
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