Osteometry and sexual dimorphism of the human hip bone

ABSTRACT

Fifty-six human hip bones of 14 males and 14 females were used in this study. Measurements of 15 variables were taken for each hip bone. Among thesevariables, statistically high significant differences related to sex weredetected for the mean values of the total pelvic height and pelvic width. Inanterior border measurements, statistically significant differences weredetected between mean values for 4 variables [distance from the anteriorinferior iliac spine to the iliopubic eminence and to the pubic tubercle, aswell as the depth of the anterior border and the index of the anterior borderlength to the total pelvic height]. These variables could be used for sexdetermination from the human hip bone or its fragments