Journal of Forensic Medicine

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Saint Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Cross-Sectional Study on Prediction of Stature from Arm and Forearm Length in the Age Group of 18 to 25 Years of Addis Ababa Population, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Dejen Fantaw*, SN Jadhav and Alemayehu Shiferaw
  
  Background: Stature refers to a person's height from crown to heel length. Every person is identified by different biometric criteria such as face recognition, fingerprints, Iris patterns, etc., but identification in a dead body can rely on different identification features such as age, sex, stature and other identification marks, with stature being the most distinguishing feature of identification. Identifying an individual from mutilated, decomposed and amputated body fragments has become increasingly important in recent years as a result of natural disasters (such as earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones and floods) and man-made disasters (such as terror attacks, bomb blasts, wars and plane crashes). Objective: To predict stature from arm and forearm length in the age group of 18 to 25 years of Addis Ababa population, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia... Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2472-1026.2025.10.412

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