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Objectives: This study’s aim was to determine the relationship between stature and measurements of the upper extremity segments in healthy adult females and obtain regression equations for prediction of stature from upper extremity dimensions in Turkish females. Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 130 females mean aged 31.91±7.00 years. Dominant and non dominant upper extremity measurements were obtained from all subjects. Additionally, SPSS version 21 software package program was used for all analysis. A parametric test or non-parametric test was applied according to the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test results. Moreover, the Chi square test and Spearman Pearson Correlation analysis were used. Significance was set at p<0.05. Results: The data of this study were analyzed, the mean values of metacarpal width, metacarpal circumference, wrist width, wrist circumference, arm length and hand length were 7.12 cm, 17.97 cm, 4.76 cm, 14.76 cm, 65.88 cm and 17.43 cm in dominant side, respectively; whereas, the same values were found as 7.10 cm, 17.88 cm, 4.75 cm, 14.67 cm, 65.70 cm and 17.39 cm in non-dominant side, respectively. Moreover, the mean value of arm span and height were measured as 158.66 cm and 163.35 cm, respectively. Furthermore, there were no significant difference as statistically in the mean value of upper extremity measurements in dominant and non-dominant side. In stature estimation which was performed by using arm span, this parameter was more valid than the other measurements. Conclusion: Due to our findings, stature can be estimated higher by using arm span measurement than the other measurements. The observations presented in this report have defined anatomic parameters and regression formula about upper extremity dimensions that need to be taken into consideration for reference data to determine population discrepancies and to help for anatomists, forensic scientists and anthropologists.  

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