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. 2011 Sep 15;470(2):418–427. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-2096-3

Table 1.

Radiographic measurements

Measurements of bony anatomy Average SD Range
Head size (mm) 51.3 3.7 44.5–56.4
Neck diameter (mm) 41.3 3.7 34.2–47.2
Acetabular abduction angle (degrees) 60.2 3.9 54.9–65.9
Acetabular depth index 459.7 60.0 350.4–556.4
Mediolateral distance of tip of greater trochanter to head center (mm) 52.6 6.4 40.1–60.5
Superoinferior distance of tip of greater trochanter to head center (mm) 2.8 10.4 −14.2–20.7
Mediolateral distance of tip of lesser trochanter to head center (mm) 7.6 7.0 −1.2–23.9
Superoinferior distance of tip of lesser trochanter to head center (mm) 61.6 6.0 53–75.6
Angle of iliac flare (degrees) 68.0 5.7 58.6–75.1
Angle subtended by the arc from greater trochanter to ilium (degrees) 66.3 12.0 43.7–84.6
Angle subtended by arc from lesser trochanter to ischial ramus (degrees) 25.6 8.7 14.3–40.6