Determining Height from Bone Length

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Determining Height from Bone Length

• In some cases all that police recover is a bone
  or bones form a victim. Is is possible to get an
  estimate of the height of the person based on the
  length of just one bone.
• We will work with one bone located in the arm,
  the radius, and one bone located in the leg, the
  tibia.

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To measure the bones

• To measure the radius, find the length from the
  base of the wrist to the fold in the elbow.
  Record your measurement to the nearest ¼ inch.

• To measure the tibia, find the length from just
  below the kneecap to the ankle. Record your
  measurement to the nearest ¼ inch.

• Next, carefully measure your height to the
  nearest ¼ inch.