Background: As said "to identify the individuality of human being and to reconstruct stature from different body part is his birth right" and also the stature of a person is considered as an inherent character by the anthropologists. So for establishment of the identity of a person, measurement of stature is considered as the most valuable parameter in forensic anthropology. Present study is undertaken to derive a regression equation for estimation of stature from percutaneous tibial length. Material and methods: Present study was carried out on 400 subjects (200 male and 200 female) among the population of India. The stature and percutaneous tibial length was measured and the data was analyzed statistically and the regression equation was derived. Result: The linear regression equation derived from percutaneous tibial length for the measurement of height showed statistically significant relationship (p < 0.05) in both the sexes. Conclusion: The present study revealed that there is a positive correlation exists between the stature and percutaneous tibial length. Hence, this study is very much useful for forensic expert as well as for the anthropologist.

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Background: Cheiloscopy is a Greek word derived from, 'cheilos' means lips, 'skopein' means to see, so the cheiloscopy is the study of lip print pattern in human beings. In forensic science, lip print pattern gives important information which help in sex determination. Aim: This study is undertaken to evaluate the uniqueness of lip print for sexual dimorphism. Material and methods: The study was conducted on 400 subjects (200 male and 200 female) among the population of India. Lipstick was applied on the lips and print was taken on bond paper, the prints were divided into four quadrants and were analyzed by using magnifying lens and another method was used in which lip print of the middle 10mm of the lower lip was analyzed and Suzuki and Tsuchihashi classification were used to identify the most common type of pattern among Indians for sexual dimorphism. Result: our study shows that the most common type of pattern in Indian race in male was type III and in female were type II. Conclusion: The present study reveals that, there was no similarity in the lip print pattern of one individual with that of the other individual. So, it can be used in sex determination by the forensic expert.

This study is to analyze the morphometry of anterior clinoid process (ACP) and the surrounding parasellar structures which is important for the surgeries related to cavernous sinus, ICA, and basilar artery. A cross-sectional study has been done on 77 adult human dry skulls among North Indian population. The length, width, thickness of ACP and distance between ACP to OS, distance between two ACPs, distance between PCPs, distance between ACP to PCP were measured using digital vernier caliper. The mean and standard deviation was calculated and paired t-test was applied for the comparison. The mean length and width and thickness of ACP was 8.72±0.94 mm, 8.13±1.16 mm and 1.10±0.44 mm on right and 8.57±0.91mm, 8.05±1.24 mm and 1.40±0.41mm on left side. The average distance between the ACP tip to OS and ACP and PCP tip was 6.01±1.11mm and 8.79±1.49mm on the right and 5.90±0.99mm and 8.47±1.49mm left side. The mean distance between the ACP tip and PCP tip was 20.10±2.36 mm and 12.63±2.03 mm respectively. We did not find any significant difference of morphometric parameters between the right and the left side. The anatomical knowledge of these structures and its variation will help surgeons to plan surgery around the parasellar region.

Background: "Anthropometry" includes the different techniques which express the human body and its parts in quantitative manner. Hence, this technique is considered as one of the useful and most applicable, non-invasive and also inexpensive technique worldwide. For the establishment of size of the body and also in sexual dimorphism this technique has been used by the anthropologist for many years. Aim: this study is undertaken to show sexual dimorphism in percutaneous tibial length in Indian race. Methods: The study was carried out on 200 subjects (100 male and 100 female) among the population of India. Percutaneous tibial length was measured with the help of spreading caliper. The data was collected and analyzed statistically. Results: Our study shows no significant difference between the Right and left PCTL in male and female among Indian races. Mean right PCT: Male -37.82±1.99, Female -34.84±1.91, Mean left PCT: Male -37.79±1.98, Female -34.79±1.89. The percutaneous tibial length was significantly high in males as compared to females. Conclusion: The present study reveals that there is no statistical significance difference occurs between the right and left percutaneous tibial length among male and female. It also shows that the percutaneous tibial length of male is significantly higher than female in the Indian race.