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The determination of sex and the estimation of stature from bones play an important role in identifying unknown bodies, parts of bodies or skeletal remains. Broken bones recovered from the scene of crime were discarded prior to 1935 can be utilized for reconstructing the length of bone because there exists a definite relationship between bone segment with its length and subsequently to stature. The present study aims at formulating means of reconstruction of humeral length from fragmentary measurements pertaining to multiple dimensions of humerus. A total of 225 humeri belonging to 120 right and 105 left sides were measured using standard osteometric techniques for 14 linear, transverse, sagittal and circumferential measurements along with maximum length. Data was subjected to relevant statistical analysis for formulating means of bone length reconstruction. Analysis of data reveals significant bilateral differences at p<.05 level. Linear and multilinear regression formulae were derived for both sides. The highest correlation with humeral length is shown by Transverse diameter of head for right side and upper epiphyseal breadth for left side.

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