25. Shoulder-grip length

25. Shoulder-grip length

　

Definition:

Distance from the acromion to the center of an object gripped in the hand, with the elbow and wrist straight.

　

Applications:

Functional length of upper limb; used in defining zone of convenient reach.

　

Corrections:

Reach corrections as in dimension 34.

　

Shoulder-grip length (mm)		Men				Women
Shoulder-grip length (mm)		5th %ile	50th %ile	95th %ile	SD	5th %ile	50th %ile	95th %ile	SD
	Hong Kong	580	620	660	25	525	560	595	22
	British, Aged19-65 years	610	665	715	32	555	600	650	29
	US, Aged19-65 years	615	670	725	33	560	610	660	30
	Japanese adults	565	610	655	26	515	550	585	22

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