Foot index: A tool for sex determination

Stature estimation from the length of the sternum in South Indian males: A preliminary study

“…23 The probabilities and possibilities of apprehending a criminal are greatly increased once the identity of the victim has been established. Chapter-5 entitled 'Harry Dobkin and the skeleton in the cellar', in ''Forty years of murder", an autobiography by Professor Keith Simpson, is an illustration to show that identification of stature in human skeletal remains is pivotal during trial in the court of law.…”

Sex identification on the basis of hand and foot measurements in Indo-Mauritian population – A model based approach

“…According to Moudgil et al, 8 concerning sex detection based on foot measurements among North-Indian population, there are significant differences between male foot length and female foot length as well as corresponding breadths whereas no significant differences are observed between male and female foot index. However, there exists no concrete approach to identify sex.…”

Stature estimation from foot dimensions

“…The foot has been extensively studied to provide valuable information about an individual when an individual foot is recovered and brought for forensic examination. Researchers have attempted sex determination from foot measurements and foot index [1][2][3][4], shape of the foot [5], and foot bones [6][7][8][9]. Stature estimation of an individual is considered as one of the vital parameters in identification and thus has been tried from various body parts by anthropologists.…”

“…Telkka opined that each racial group will need a different formula, and regional studies of the subjects are very much needed as racial and ethnic variations arise in different regions [24]. Although sex determination from foot index [3], stature from foot prints and foot outlines in males [25] and individualizing characteristics of foot prints have been studied [26], the information on the determination of stature from foot dimensions in the Gujjar population of North India remains inconclusive. In the present investigation an attempt has been made to find the relation between stature and foot dimensions in the selected community using statistical considerations.…”