Measurement of the Chinese Humerus / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

The authors have measured the humerus in 200 pair (115 males and 85females) of the Chinese adults. The results indicate that fhe differencebetween the male and the female humeruses is significant. The maximumlength averages 31. 01 ? 0. 01cm in male and 29. 29 ? 0. 15cm in female. Theaverage length is 30. 50 ? 0. 09cm in male and 28.75 ? 0.14cm in female.The difference in the diameters of the average length of the upper. middle and lower extremities of both sexes is significant. The averagevalue of Shaft index is 77. 23 ? 0. 44 in male and 76. 62 ? 0. 51 in female. Theaverage value of the caliber index is 20. 37 ? 0. 10 in male and 19. 68 ? 0. 12in female. The average value of the head index is 93. 21 ? 0. 18 in male and93. 55 ? 0. 37 in female. The results of the measurement have been comparedwith data published both home and abroad.