Hypothesis: Finger length can be used to identify under and over fourteen-year-old children in the rescue and rehabilitation of child workers in India

Background: Human hand is one of the most versatile parts of the human body which plays an important role in modern medical science and evolutionary biology. By virtue of evolution and genetic arrangements, digital lengths vary from person to person according to age, sex, races, occupation or even environmental influences. It has been found that the digital lengths and their ratios are not same in different sexes and even in both hands of same individual. Specially, index to ring digit lengths and their ratios which already have been proved to represent sexual dimorphism may differ in both hands of an individual and show positive correlations with other morphological attributes like height, weight and BMI.Objectives: To analyze the variation of index finger (2D) length and its correlation with height, weight and BMI in adult Bangladeshi male.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka from July 2012 to June 2013 on 100 male MBBS students (20?25 years of age). With the help of digital vernier caliper measurements of index finger length (2D) was recorded. Height and weight were measured by the stadiometer and weighing scale respectively. BMI was calculated from height and weight. Pearsons correlation analysis was done to find out the correlation of index finger length with height, weight and BMI.Results: Significant correlation has been found between the lengths of index fingers (2D) and height (p<0.01), but there was no significant correlation of index finger length with weight and BMI (p>0.05).Conclusion: In this study, we found variation in index finger lengths of both hands of Bangladeshi male subjects, which needs further study and comparison.J Enam Med Col 2017; 7(2): 90-94

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Time-to-pregnancy and offspring finger-length ratio (2D:4D)

American Journal of Human Biology ◽

10.1002/ajhb.23176 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. e23176

Author(s):

Mahvash Shere ◽

Tye E. Arbuckle ◽

Patricia Monnier ◽

William Fraser ◽

Maria P. Velez

Keyword(s):

Length Ratio ◽

Time To Pregnancy ◽

Finger Length ◽

Finger Length Ratio

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Association of grip strength with anthropometric measures: Height, forearm diameter, and middle finger length in young adults

Polish Annals of Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.poamed.2016.11.008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 153-157 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu ◽

Charles Ikechukwu Ezema ◽

Uche Nelson Ofodile ◽

Sylvester Emeka Igwe

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Grip Strength ◽

Middle Finger ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Finger Length

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NEW TECHNIQUE "GRAFT REPOSITION ON FLAP" IN ALLEN TYPE IV AMPUTATION: A REPORT OF SIX CASES

Hand Surgery ◽

10.1142/s0218810415970035 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (01) ◽

pp. 173-179 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vijay A. Malshikare

Keyword(s):

Bone Graft ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Local Flap ◽

New Technique ◽

Modified Technique ◽

Nail Bed ◽

Finger Length ◽

Type Iv

Allen type IV fingertip amputations were treated by a modified technique, when the replantation is difficult to be performed or not an option. The pre-existing technique involves nail bed grafting and local flap. In the modified technique, a free bone graft is added, bone and free nail bed repositioned and pulp reconstruction by local flap. This can be best described "graft reposition on flap" (GRF). GRF was found to be simple and cost effective. It allows preservation of finger length and a fully functional and cosmetically acceptable nail.

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The associations between finger length pattern, osteoarthritis, and knee injury: Data from the Framingham community cohort

Arthritis & Rheumatism ◽

10.1002/art.30408 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 63 (8) ◽

pp. 2284-2288 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ida K. Haugen ◽

Jingbo Niu ◽

Piran Aliabadi ◽

David T. Felson ◽

Martin Englund

Keyword(s):

Knee Injury ◽

Finger Length ◽

Injury Data

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Effects of bunch trimming and double bunch covering on yield of bananas during winter in New South Wales

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1071/ea9960229 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 229 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

GG Johns

Keyword(s):

Average Length ◽

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Fruit Size ◽

Double Covering ◽

Finger Length ◽

South Wales ◽

Commercial Plantation

Bunch trimming (removal of male bud and several distal hands from bunches soon after flowering), and double covering (use of 2 bunch covers simultaneously) of banana bunches that emerge during winter in northern New South Wales could have the potential to increase the size, and hence grade and price of harvested fruit. Consequently bunches were either trimmed to 6, 8 or 10 hands or left untrimmed (male bud retained), and either single or double bunch covers were applied on a commercial plantation on 3 occasions during winter, and the effects on fruit size and quality were recorded. Bunch emergence to bunch harvest interval was reduced by an average of 5 days by bunch trimming. Finger length increased with increasing severity of bunch trimming, with the average length for the top 6 hands increased by 2.3% (P<0.01) for the 10-hand treatment to 6.1% (P<0.001) for the 6-hand treatment. Finger weight increased with increasing severity of bunch trimming, with weights for the top 6 hands increased by up to 14% (P < 0.001) on the 6-hand treatment. Double covering increased finger weight of the top 6 hands by 4% (P < 0.01). Trimming to 10, 8 and 6 hands increased the yield per bunch of extra large grade fruit by 18, 23 and 39% respectively. Double covering did not affect the yield of extra large fruit significantly. After excluding hands suffering from the mixed ripe condition, the 6-hand treatment yielded 51% more marketable extra large fruit than untrimmed bunches. Potential profitability of the treatments depended on price scenario. When prices were low the 6-hand treatment appeared most profitable, but at higher prices the 10-hand treatment would be preferable. Double covering appeared not to be worthwhile for all price scenarios used.

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Estimation of stature from little finger length and formulation of regression equation in both sexes

Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology ◽

10.18231/j.ijcap.2021.032 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 140-144

Author(s):

Ranjna Janagal ◽

Shradha Iddalgave ◽

Nagesh Kuppast ◽

Sundip Charmode ◽

Pratik V Tawade ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Forensic Medicine ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Strong Correlation ◽

Intervertebral Discs ◽

Regression Equation ◽

Dead Body ◽

Male And Female ◽

Medical College ◽

Finger Length ◽

Little Finger

Estimation of stature or height of a person is subject to variations during life due to muscular relaxation and elasticity of intervertebral discs, but could be still valuable in identification. Stature of an individual may reduce as age advances after 30 years due to natural senile degeneration. The stature will be reduced by 0.6mm per year after thirty. The identification of the dead body and corpus delicti is important before sentence is passed in murder trials. The present study was carried in the department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, ESIC Medical College, Kalburagi. Total 140 students (70 males and 70 females) from ESIC Medical College, Kalburagi were randomly selected for the study. The present study “Estimation of stature from little finger length and formulation of regression equation in both sexes” is taken with the aim, to determine correlation between stature and little finger length of a person and develop regression formulae to estimate stature from little finger length for both male and female sexes separately. The results of this study showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between the little finger length and the stature. In this study females shows strong correlation between little finger length and stature compared to males. The regression equation developed in the study can be used to estimate stature of a person efficiently with SE of 6.6289 and 6.5957 in males for right little finger and left little finger respectively and SE of 6.3239 and 5.3946 in females for right little finger length and left little finger length respectively.

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