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The estimation of stature on the basis of measurements of the femur

“…The method used in this study refers to now questionable classic methods of reconstructing height [7,8,10,[12][13][14][15][16]. Measurements taken directly from bones confirm that this is a more exact method than techniques that use X-ray equipment or those that depend on the calculation of the height of living persons [9,20].…”

“…In their studies (1958), Trotter and Gleser presented a sequence of formulae for the reconstruction of height while alive, among which the formula relating to the combined length of the femur and tibia permits the establishment of the height while alive of a White person with a margin of error of AE2.99 cm [13]. In Germany in 1955, Lorke et al developed a further method of reconstructing height while alive on the basis of material from the exhumation of the remains of prisoners of war that died during World War II [14]. They argued that there is a considerable variation of height for the same bone lengths, and they pointed to the limits within which it is possible, with defined degrees of probability (90, 95 and 99%), to calculate body length.…”

Estimation of Australopithecine Stature from Long Bones: A.L.288–1 as a Test Case

“…2 The equations are from the following sources: set of formulae No. 1-5: Allbrook [1961]; 6: Bach [1965];7, 8: Boldsen [ 1984]; 9: Brcitinger [1937]; 10-15: Dupertuis and Hadden [1951];16, 17: Eliakis et al [ 1966);18, 19: Genoves [ 1967]; 20: Lorke et al [ 1953]; 21: Olivier [ 1963];22, 23: Olivier [ 1976b], 24, 25: Oliver ct al. [ 1978];26, 27: Olivier and Tissier [1975a]; 28: Olivier and Tissier [1975b];29, 30: Pearson [1899];31-33: Rosling [1983]; 34: Stevenson [1929];35, 36: Telkka [1950];37-40: Trotter and Gleser [1952]; 41-45: Trotter and Gleser [1958].…”

“…The length of some long limb bones were found to be highly correlated with stature [Bach, 1965;Breitinger, 1937;Dupertuis and Had den, 1951;Eliakis et al, 1966;Genoves, 1967;Lorke et al, 1953;Oliver, 1963Oliver, , 1976aOliver and Tissier, 1975a, b;Olivier et al, 1978;Pearson, 1899;Rosing, 1983;Stevenson, 1929;Telkka, 1950;Gleser, 1952, 1958]. Thus, several regression equations have been proposed by which sta ture could be estimated by means of long bone length.…”

Length estimate for KNM-ER 736, a hominid femur from the lower pleistocene of East Africa

“…DAY, 1971DAY, , 1978KENNEDY, 1983;LOVEJOY & HEIPLE, 1970;WALKER, 1973). The femur is the longest bone in the human body and shows one of the closest correlations to stature in modern man (DUPERTUIS & HADDEN, 1951;ELIAKIS et al, 1966;GENOVÉS, 1967;LORKE et al, 1953;OLIYIER, 1963;PEARSON, 1899;TROTTER & GLESER, 1952, 1958. Knowledge about femoral length in fossil hominids would be helpful in reconstructing the evolution of hominid stature.…”