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Limb Proportionality

Limb Proportionality is a morphometric construct in the study of the appendicular skeleton that quantifies the relative lengths and structural ratios of limb segments to assess developmental, functional, or evolutionary relationships among skeletal elements.

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Allometry of the limb bones of mammals from shrews (Sorex) to elephant (Loxodonta)

R. McN. Alexander, A. S. Jayes, G. M. O. Maloiy et al. · Journal of Zoology · 1979 · 426 citations

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Limb-size proportions in Australopithecus afarensis and Australopithecus africanus

David J. Green, Adam D. Gordon, Brian G. Richmond · Journal of Human Evolution · 2006 · 103 citations

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Anthropometric Measurements and Body Proportions Among Chinese Children

Jack C. Y. Cheng, Sharron Leung, Joseph Lau · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 1996 · 73 citations

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Variation in limb proportions between Jomon foragers and Yayoi agriculturalists from prehistoric Japan

Daniel H. Temple, Benjamin M. Auerbach, Masato Nakatsukasa et al. · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 2008 · 70 citations

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Can we predict body height from segmental bone length measurements? A study of 3,647 children.

Jack C. Y. Cheng, S. S. F. Leung, Billy Chiu et al. · PubMed · 1998 · 62 citations

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Authors

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  1. JC
    Jack C. Y. Cheng

    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    3 publications · 172 citations

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  2. AK
    Andrew K. Chan

    Neurological Surgery, United States

    2 publications · 99 citations

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  3. KL
    Kam Lun Leung

    Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China

    2 publications · 99 citations

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  4. BC
    Billy Chiu

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 99 citations

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  5. PT
    P. Tse

    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    2 publications · 99 citations

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Institutions

22

  1. Prince of Wales Hospital

    Shatin, China

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    208 citations

  2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    208 citations

  3. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  4. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    309 citations

  5. Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, Spain

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  6. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  7. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    70 citations

  8. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 103 citations

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  2. Journal of Anatomy

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  3. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

    1 publications · 14 citations

    1

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  4. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 1 publications · 103 citations

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  5. Experimental Biology and Medicine

    1 publications · 10 citations

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