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Digitopalmar Dermatoglyphic Traits: A Tool for Identifying Sports Talent

Sheetal Malhan, Anupriya null, Shumayla null, Sara null, Kaif Akram null, Hamid Raza null

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 14(3(Special Issue)):p 507-511, July - September 2021. | DOI: 10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14321.12

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How to cite this article Sheetal Malhan. Digitopalmar Dermatoglyphic Traits: A Tool for Identifying Sports Talent. Forensic Application. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol. 2021;14(3 Special):507-511.

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Received : July 02, 2021         Accepted : July 20, 2021          Published : September 30, 2021

Abstract

context: The modern sporting world emphasizes the detection and training of the sports talent as early as possible. Dermatoglyphics, the study of patterns in the skin ridges, has been used as a method to identify the medical conditions having a genetic basis. As the dermatoglyphs represent the development of the nervous system, they can be used to identify the innate potential of an individual towards sports.

aim: This study attempts to compare both the quantitative and qualitative parameters of dermatoglyphics in sportsmen as compared to the controls.settings and design: A cross-sectional study was carried out at a university in Northern India.

materials & method: The digitopalmar prints were taken with the help of Canon Lide 300 flatbed scanner and analyzed using SPSS software ver. 20).

results

: A predominance of loop patterns was seen in most of the fingers of the sportsmen. It was found that the a-b, b-c and c-d ridge counts of both the left and the right hands were significantly lesser in case of the sportsmen as compared to the non-sportsmen. Also, the ATD angle of the right and the left hands seem to be greater in the sportsmen as compared to the controls which was not significant statistically.

conclusions: It can be concluded that dermatoglyphics can be used as a tool to identify the sports talent by studying the characteristics features of the dermatoglyphics in a sportsman. However, further researches are required tostrengthen a better understanding of the factors involved in determining the genetic potential of an individual.

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How to cite this article Sheetal Malhan. Digitopalmar Dermatoglyphic Traits: A Tool for Identifying Sports Talent. Forensic Application. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol. 2021;14(3 Special):507-511.

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Received Accepted Published
July 02, 2021 July 20, 2021 September 30, 2021
DOI: 10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.14321.12

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Received July 02, 2021
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