[Anthropometric parameters of the hand and their importance for the free skin autograft]

The transverse and longitudinal dimensions of the hand were measured in 500 subjects (250 women and 250 men), 15 to 78 years of age, divided in six age groups. Largest were the hand dimensions in women 25 to 34 years of age and in men 25 to 54 years of age. The mean values of the transverse dimension of the hand in women was 73,45 mm and in men--87,66 mm. The mean value of the longitudinal dimension of the female hand was 178,62 mm and of the male hand--187,39 mm. Estimations were made of the finger surface in 20 women and 20 men, aged from 25 to 44 years. Largest was the surface of the III. finger: 47,71 cm2 in women and 57,51 cm2 in men. Smallest was the surface of the V finger: 31,08 cm2 in women and 37,63 cm2 in men. The hand surface, the fingers excluded, was 160,34 cm2 in women and 178 cm2 in men. The complete surface of the female hand was 369,34 cm2 and of the male hand 426,35 cm2.