Cnemic Index
editThe Cnemic Index is a concept used in osteology and biological anthropology. The idea is to provide a comparative measurement for the breadth of human shin bones. It is taken from the measurement of the medio-lateral flattening of the tibia at the nutrient foramen.
The formula is: ML/AP x 100.[1]
Reference
edit- ^ Anderson, S.M. 1989. A Comparative Study of the Human Skeletal Material from Late First and Early Second Millennium Sites in the North-East of England. PhD Thesis, University of Durham. Available Online at www.spoilheap.co.uk/Chapter4_metrical.pdf