Mukherjee-Bandyopadhyay Equations
Definition
Population-specific stature regression equations for Bengali Indian males and females, published in 1955 from cadaveric material at Calcutta Medical College. The male femur equation (Stature = 2.42 x femur + 60.86, SEE ± 2.69 cm) is the primary Indian forensic reference for North/East Indian male casework.
- Year published
- 1955
- Institution
- Calcutta Medical College
- Population
- Bengali Indian males and females
- Male femur formula
- Stature = 2.42 x femur + 60.86 cm
- Standard error
- SEE ±2.69 cm
Common questions
Why does the equation used matter for a stature estimate?+
Limb-to-stature ratios differ by population and sex, so applying a European or a different Indian regional equation to Bengali remains can shift the estimated stature by several centimetres, enough to include or exclude a missing-person match.
What happens when only a fragment of the femur is recovered?+
The regression equations assume a complete, measurable bone length; a fragmentary femur requires either a segment-based formula or reconstruction of the missing length before the equation can be applied reliably.
Related terms
- Age-Related Stature Loss
- The decrease in living stature with age due to intervertebral disc compression and vertebral remodeling, approximately 0.10-0.12 cm per year after age...
- 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...
- Crural Index
- The ratio of tibia length to femur length, multiplied by 100. Varies systematically between populations: higher (relatively longer tibia) in tropical populations,...
- Femoral Head Diameter (FHD)
- The superoinferior diameter of the femoral head, measured at the widest point perpendicular to the neck axis. The primary skeletal proxy for...
- Maximum (Anatomical) Femur Length
- The bone length measured from the most superior point of the femoral head to the most inferior point of the femoral condyles...
- Ruff-Scott-Walker 1997 Method
- The principal body-mass estimation method from skeletal remains, using femoral head diameter (and, in the Auerbach-Ruff 2004 extension, bi-iliac breadth combined with...
- Standard Error of Estimate (SEE)
- The statistical uncertainty around a regression-based stature estimate, representing the range within which approximately 68 per cent of individuals in the derivation...
- Stature Regression Equation
- A mathematical equation derived from a reference skeletal sample with known stature and long-bone measurements, used to estimate living stature from measured...
- Trotter-Gleser Equations
- The foundational US stature regression equations published by Mildred Trotter and Goldine Gleser in 1952 (from WWII casualties) and revised in 1958...