Estimation of Stature from the Percutaneous Length of Ulna among the People of Odisha

Abstract

Stature is one of the primary identifying features helpful in both living and dead. In this study we determinedthe stature from the percutaneous length of ulna in living population of Odisha. The study was conducted inHi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar during Oct-2013 to Sept.-2015 for two years. Staturewas measured as the crown to heel length of the person in standing position. Percutaneous length of ulnameasurement as the straight distance from most proximal point of olecranon process to the most distal pointof ulnar tuberosity with forearm fixed to 900angle. The finding were studied for establishing the co-relationof percutaneous ulnar length to that of the body height and a suitable mathematical formula established toestimate the body height. The estimated heights so found in both sexes are accepted within a range of errorand are in very close approximation with each other.