Racial and gender variations in adult hip morphology.

Pelvic X-rays of 99 adult patients (198 hips) were analysed in 58 men and 41 women to determine the morphology of the adult hip in Malawians. For each hip the centre edge angle of Wiberg, the acetabular angle of Sharp and the acetabular head index were measured. For each parameter, women were more d...

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Main Authors: Lavy, C, Msamati, B, Igbigbi, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003