Estimation of Stature From Hand and Phalange Length

Abstract

Personal identification is an integral part of the investigation in cases of mass disasters where disintegrated and amputated body organs are found very frequently. Plastic and latent fingerprints and palm prints are also available very commonly at most of the scene of crime. Estimating stature from various parameters based on the above mentioned evidences becomes one of the most important and essential exercise for personal identification. In present paper, study on stature estimation from hand and phalanges length has been reported.