Anatomical Segmentation in Humans and the Prediction of Segmental Masses from Intra-segmental Anthropometry

Document Type

Article

Authors

J P. Clarys, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
M J. Marfell-Jones, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada

Abstract

182 anthropometric measurements were taken bilat­erally on six embalmed cadavers (3 male, 3 female). The cadavers were segmented by severance through soft tissue only into 14 segments, (viz. head, trunk, thigh, leg, foot, arm, forearm and hand). Regression equations for the prediction of anatomical segment masses from intra-segmental an­thropometry were derived. These were shown to be of comparable prediction quality to an existing biomechanical segment mass prediction model, and significantly better (p<0.01) than a percentage-of-bodyweight prediction model.

Recommended Citation

Clarys, J P. and Marfell-Jones, M J. (1986) "Anatomical Segmentation in Humans and the Prediction of Segmental Masses from Intra-segmental Anthropometry," Human Biology: Vol. 58: Iss. 5, Article 10.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol58/iss5/10