ESTIMATION OF STATURE FROM HAND LENGTH AND LENGTH OF PHALANGES

Abstract

Stature or body height is one of the most important and useful anthropometric parameter that determine the physical identity of an individual. The study was done to estimate stature from the hand and length of phalanges. Study design: descriptive cross sectional study. Place of Study: department of Anatomy, Dr.S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur MATERIAL: One hundred males and one hundred females with the age of 18to 25yrs of, Dr.S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur. METHOD: Measurement of stature using standiometer and hand length and phalangeal length of right hand with a slide caliper respectively. RESULT: The present study showed significant correlation between the stature and hand lengths and phalangeal length.provide multiplication factors for stature with other parameters