Abstract

Introduction: The human hand is one of the essential part of the body for investigators in the field of anthropometry, forensic pathology, orthopedic surgery and ergonomics. Stature is one of the important parameter for identification. Stature estimation is based on a principle that every body part has some constant relationship with height of an individual. Study design: descriptive cross sectional study. Place of Study: Department of Anatomy, Index Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Indore. Material: 510 adult Indian population was collected from Department of Anatomy, Index Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Indore. Method: The hands were placed on a scanner connected to a computer through Photoshop software and scanned both hands separately. The image of the hand were saved along with the ruler in the software. Measurements of the hand were done on the scanned pictures after calibrating the scale of the software Result: The present study showed significant (p=0.001) positive correlation with stature and all the parameters of thumb & little finger.

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