Table 2 Bone lengths
Finger | Sex | Left Hand | Right hand | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phalanx (mm) | Metacarpal (mm) | Total length (mm) (Phalanx+Metacarpal) | Phalanx (mm) | Metacarpal (mm) | Total length (mm) (Phalanx+Metacarpal) | ||||||||||||||
Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | ||
Index finger | Male | 78.9 | 59.2 | 89.3 | 62.9 | 50.5 | 72.4 | 141.8 | 109.7 | 161.7 | 78.7 | 62.0 | 88.6 | 63.7 | 50.2 | 71.2 | 142.1 | 112.2 | 159.2 |
Female | 74.5 | 62.6 | 83.1 | 60.4 | 51.0 | 69.2 | 134.4 | 116.0 | 148.2 | 74.4 | 65.1 | 84.1 | 60.3 | 50.5 | 67.3 | 134.6 | 115.6 | 149.3 | |
Ring finger | Male | 85.6 | 67.5 | 95.4 | 55.4 | 42.7 | 62.9 | 140.7 | 110.2 | 157.4 | 85.5 | 69.2 | 95.8 | 54.7 | 42.9 | 61.9 | 140.0 | 112.1 | 157.7 |
Female | 79.6 | 67.1 | 93.8 | 52.0 | 42.8 | 58.9 | 131.9 | 111.9 | 149.1 | 80.2 | 67.9 | 92.2 | 51.8 | 44.7 | 61.2 | 132.5 | 113.3 | 152.7 | |