Name two common methods for estimating stature from long bone length.

• A. The Trotter and Gleser regression equations and a multi-bone approach using several long bones.
• B. The Lovejoy aging method and the Suchey-Brooks aging method.
• C. The Tanner-Whitehouse aging method and the dentition eruption method.
• D. The Isotope-based height estimation and the dental wear method.

Answer: (B)

Stature estimation from long bone length relies on the relationship between bone length and overall height, captured in regression models. The widely used method is the regression equations developed by Trotter and Gleser, which predict living stature from lengths of key long bones (such as the femur, tibia, and humerus) with sex- and population-specific coefficients. A complementary approach is the multi-bone method that combines measurements from several long bones to estimate stature, which can improve accuracy when some bones are incomplete or damaged. The other options describe aging or dental development methods, not stature estimation, so they don’t fit the task of estimating height from bone length.