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Auerbach-Ruff 2004 method

A body-mass estimation method using bi-iliac (maximum pelvic) breadth combined with stature, providing an alternative proxy when the femoral head is absent or damaged. Equation: Body mass (kg) = 0.422 x bi-iliac breadth (mm) + 0.071 x stature (cm) - 69.72.

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Age-related stature lossCrural indexFemoral head diameter (FHD)Maximum (anatomical) femur lengthMukherjee-Bandyopadhyay equationsRuff-Scott-Walker 1997 methodStandard error of estimate (SEE)Stature regression equationTrotter-Gleser equations

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