Body Segment Length Calculator (Drillis & Contini)
Estimate individual body segment lengths from total body height using Drillis & Contini (1966) and Winter (2009) anthropometric coefficients.
How to Use the Body Segment Length Calculator (Drillis & Contini)
- Enter body height in centimetres.
- Click Calculate to see all 8 segment length estimates.
Casos de Uso
- •Prosthesis fitting and sizing.
- •Biomechanical modelling.
- •Teaching anthropometry.
Fórmula
Segment length ≈ body height × segment proportion. Head 0.130, trunk 0.288, upper arm 0.186, forearm 0.146, hand 0.108, thigh 0.245, shank 0.246, foot 0.039.
Preguntas Frecuentes
Are these coefficients universal?
They are population averages derived from adult US subjects. Children, elderly, and non-Western populations show different proportions.
Why do prosthetists use these?
As a starting point for socket design and limb segment sizing when direct measurement is not possible.