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Upper to lower segment ratio is the value obtained by dividing the upper body segment (total height minus the lower segment) by the lower segment. Lower body segment is the measured distance from pubic bone to the floor. The norms for this value vary based on the patient's ethnicity.
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(2006). Upper to Lower Segment Ratio. In: Encyclopedic Reference of Genomics and Proteomics in Molecular Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29623-9_9089
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