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  1 - Evaluation of correlation of human height with scapula length in normal chest radiography
  Amir Hossein Hashemi Attar Monireh Soltani
  Background: Study of anthropological and anatomical features of human is an important thread in forensic medicine. There are very few papers in forensic literature in which scapular dimensions have been used for estimation of human height. This study aimed to evaluate t More

  Background: Study of anthropological and anatomical features of human is an important thread in forensic medicine. There are very few papers in forensic literature in which scapular dimensions have been used for estimation of human height. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation of human height and weight with scapula length in normal chest radiography. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on patients who refer to radiology clinic of Aria and 22-bahman for chest radiography hospital in Mashhad, Iran in 2012-2013. In this study, we recorded patient height, weight and age, then measure scapula length based on chest X ray. The tool of gathering the data was a questionnaire asking about age and sex, also height, weight and scapula length were mention in this questionnaire. Findings: a total of 100 patients (50 women and 50 men), participated in the study. The average of age, height and weight were 49.5, 164.3 cm and 71kg, respectively. There was a significant difference between height and scapula length (P-Value=0.0001**). Also, there was a significant difference between weight and scapula length (P-Value=0.0001**). Conclusion: In general, results show that there is a significant difference between height, weight and scapula length (P-Value<0.05). Due to this fact, in forensic practice, we can estimate human height based on scapula sample.   Manuscript profile