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

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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