Femoral neck-shaft angle in humans: Variation relating to climate, clothing, lifestyle, sex, age and side

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-151

  Gilligan, Ian ^a   Chandraphak, Supichya ^b   Mahakkanukrauh, Pasuk ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bergmann's rule; Climate; Clothing; Femur; Leg dominance; Neck shaft angle

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; CLIMATE; CLOTHING; COLD STRESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LATE HOLOCENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; MOBILIZATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NECK SHAFT ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

BERGMANN'S RULE; CLIMATE; CLOTHING; FEMUR; LEG DOMINANCE; NECK-SHAFT ANGLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CLIMATE; CLOTHING; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880152181     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12073     Document Type: Article

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