目的了解湘西侗族、苗族18~25岁青年人手的形态学参数,为手外科损伤修复、机械装备、工具制造及手套设计提供形态学基础,丰富形态学资料。方法对400例在校大学生的左、右手进行16项活体测量,并对获取的资料进行统计学分析。结果同民族、不同性别间男、女生手长、手指长、手掌宽、手最大宽存在差异,且与其他地区比较手指长度有差异。但在同性别、不同民族间手的形态学参数无差异。结论湘西青年人的手短小,有地区差异。 Objective To understand the morphological parameters of the young people aged 18 ~ 25 in Dong and Miao ethnic groups in western Hunan Province, and to provide morphology basis for hand surgery injury repair, mechanical equipment, tool manufacturing and glove design, and to enrich morphological data. Methods Sixteen live measurements of left and right hands of 400 college students were made and the data obtained were statistically analyzed. The results of the same ethnic and gender differences between male and female hand, finger length, palm width, maximum width of the hand there are differences, and compared with other regions have different finger length. However, the morphological parameters of the same sex, different ethnic hand no difference. Conclusion Young people in western Hunan are short and have regional differences.