Orientation of the human sacrum: Anthropological perspectives and methodological approaches

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 967-977

  Peleg, Smadar ^a   Dar, Gali ^a,b   Medlej, Bahaa ^a   Steinberg, Nili ^a,c   Masharawi, Youssef ^a   Latimer, Bruce ^d   Jellema, Lyman ^d   Peled, Nathan ^e   Arensburg, Baruch ^a   Hershkovitz, Israel ^a,d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^d CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^e CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Evolution; Pelvic incidence; Posture; Sacral orientation

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL IMAGING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PARAMETER; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RELIABILITY; SACRUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; STANDARD; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; SACRUM;

EID: 34250337380     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20599     Document Type: Article

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