5. Hip height

5. Hip height

　

Definition:

Vertical distance from the floor to the greater trochanter (a bony prominence at the upper end of the thigh bone, palpable on the lateral surface of the hip).
　

Applications:

Center of rotation of the hip joint, hence the functional length of the lower limb.

　

　

Corrections:

Shoes as above.

　

Hip height (mm)		Men				Women
Hip height (mm)		5th %ile	50th %ile	95th %ile	SD	5th %ile	50th %ile	95th %ile	SD
	Hong Kong	790	855	920	41	715	785	855	42
	British, Aged19-65 years	840	920	1000	50	740	810	885	43
	US, Aged19-65 years	835	915	995	50	760	835	910	45
	Japanese adults	765	830	895	41	700	755	810	33

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