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metric board. With the help of a pelviphore (such as that of Emmons) 

 the taking of this measurement and of those of the brim becomes a 

 simple matter. 



To measure the diameters of the superior strait or brim of the pelvis 

 without a pelviphore, hold pelvis in left hand, and use small sliding com- 

 pass. The antero-posterior diameter is that between the mid point 

 on the promontory of the sacrum and the nearest point on the ventral 

 borders of the pubic articulation. The lateral diameter is the maxi- 

 mum transverse diameter of the brim. . 



A natural slight separation of the pubic bones should be retained 

 during all measurements. 



SHORT BONES 



Patella* 



Tribe Locality 



Right 



Observer , 



Left 



Notes: All the measurements to be taken with the small sliding 

 compass. In measuring the height and breadth of the bone, move the 

 latter slightly from side to side between the branches of the compass 

 until the maximum measurement is determined. The height is taken 

 by applying the fixed branch to the anterior surface of the bone and 

 bringing the movable branch posteriorly over its thickest parts. 



The vastus notch shows interesting variations. 



1 Consult: Corner (E. M.) Varieties and structure of the Patella of Man. J. 

 Anat. & PhysioL, 1900, XXXIV, XXVII-XXVIII; also Ten Kate (H.) Rotule. 

 Rev. Mus. La Plata, 1896, VII, 12-16. Also Butt. 62, Bur. Amer. Ethnol, Wash. 1916. 



1 none; si = slight; m = moderate; 1 = large. 



