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Reconstruction of Length of Femur from Its Fragments- A Preliminary Study in Eastern Indian Population

Stature being a very important data for creating the identification profile of any individual, has immense anthropological and forensic importance. Often the unavailability of intact long bones poses for difficulty to estimate the stature. So reconstruction of the total femoral length from its different fragments by applying desired statistical methods can be used as a very important tool for it. The present cross-sectional study was designed aiming for a specific formula-based model in Eastern Indian population. Fully ossified, intact, dried 60 femora of Department of F.S.M., Burdwan Medical College were measured using Hepburn’s Osteometric Board and sliding digital. All the measurements were performed by multiple examiners to exclude observer biasness and the mean value was recorded. Linear regression analysis was performed using maximum Femur length as the dependent variable and the different fragments as predictors to form a linear relationship with help of SPSS Statistical software. P value of <0.05 was considered significant. Among all the measured data, the Epicondylar Breadth, Midshaft antero-posterior Diameter and Transverse Head Diameter were found as statistically reliable predictors for determination of the maximum Femoral length. This finding is thus helpful in practical scenario when either the upper end or lower end of the femur is destroyed.