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The difference between male and female femoral and pelvic geometry was studied by considering some geometrical parameters such as interhip distance, inclination of the crista iliaca, diameter of the femoral head and centre-edge angle of Wiberg. The values of these parameters were determined for 79 healthy female and 21 healthy male subjects. Standard anterior-posterior radiographs were used and processed by the computer-aided system. The results show some important sex differences in femoral and pelvic geometrical parameters which determine the hip joint contact stress.
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Kersnič, B., Iglič, A., Kralj-Iglič, V. et al. Determination of the femoral and pelvic geometrical parameters that are important for the hip joint contact stress: Differences between female and male. Pflugers Arch. 431 (Suppl 6), R207–R208 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02346341
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