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Table 21. — Comparative measurements {cm.) and indices of male femora. 



Middle Mississippi 



Measurement or index 



Max. length 



Bic. length 



Oiam. a.-p. at middle. 

 Diam. lat. at middle. - 



Index of shaft 



Diam. max. u. flat 



Diam. min. u. flat 



Platymeric index 



Side 



R 

 L 

 R 

 L 

 R 

 L 

 R 

 L 



R 

 L 

 R 

 L 



|1 L 



Steed-Kisker 



No. Mean Range 



45.2 

 46.0 

 44.8 

 45.6 

 2.94 

 3.12 

 2.58 

 2.62 

 87.7 

 84-0 

 3.36 

 3.5 

 2.44 

 2.48 

 7IS.8 

 71.1 



43. 1-49. 4 

 43. 6-49. 8 

 42. 6-48. 9 

 42. 9-49. 4 

 2. 8- 3. 

 2. 8- 3. 4 



2. 3- 2. 8 

 2. 3- 3. 



80. 0-9S. S 



76. B-90. 



3. 1- 3. 7 



3. 0- 4. 

 2. 3- 2. 5 

 2. 2- 2. 6 



67. 6-75. 8 

 65. 0-71 3 



Range 



41. 2-52. 2 

 41. 3-49. 

 40. 5-51. 5 

 40. 7-48. 7 

 2. 4- 3. 5 

 2. 4- 3. 6 

 2. 25- 3. 



2. 2- 3. 

 76.5-111.6 

 78.1-100.0 



2. 9- 3. 9 



3. 0- 3. 9 

 2. 15- 3. 2 



2. 2- 3. 3 

 65. 7-94. 1 

 63. 9-90. 9 



» Hooton. 1920. 



