Considerations for children with special health care needs

Contractures about the hips, knees, and ankles can interfere with an accurate stature measurement. Several measures are useful alternatives to length or height. These include crown-rump length, sitting height, arm span, and tibia length.

These measurements are discussed briefly in this module. More information, including how to obtain detailed information about measurement techniques can be found in For More Information at the end of this module.