Fig. 1

Limb segment measurements. All measurements were performed using precision callipers on the right limbs. 1 index distal phalange; 2 hand length, from the IIIrd finger extremity to the wrist; 3 hand maximal width; 4 ulna, from the olecranon to the styloïd process; 5 tibia length, from the upper articular line to the extremity of the medial malleolus; 6 standard Chumlea measurement, the patient is positioned recumbent, knee raised vertically with a 90° angle between femur and tibia, and the caliper is positioned under heel and over femoral condyle of the leg; 7 simplified Chumlea measurement, the patient stays supine and the caliper is positioned under heel and over patella’s upper line; 8: foot length, from the extremity of the Ist toe to the posterior part of the heel