Estimation of sex from the osteometric measurements of the femur

Definition	Abbreviation
Distance between the two most laterally projecting points on the medial and lateral epicondyles	EB
Distance between anterior and posterior surfaces measured approximately at the midpoint of the diaphysis	APMSD
Distance measured from the greater trochanter to the lesser trochanter	BTL
Maximum distance between the anterior and posterior margins of the shaft, wherever it occurs	MxSD
Maximum diameter of the femoral head, measured parallel to the long axis of the femoral diaphysis, with the femur held vertically	THD
Maximum distance between the anterior and posterior points measured on the articular surface of the lateral condyle	MLLC

Posterior surface of femur	Mid-shaft cross section of femur	Medial view of head of femur	Interior view of distal part of femur

Whole femur

Area of Femur	Abbreviation	Enter osteometric measurement
Whole femur	EB
	APMSD
	BTL
	MxSD

Results from whole femur

	Classification Score	Gender
Discriminant Analysis
	Probability	Gender
Logistic Regression

Proximal end of femur

Area of Femur	Abbreviation	Enter osteometric measurement
Proximal end of femur	THD
	BTL

Results from Proximal end of femur

	Classification Score	Gender
Discriminant Analysis
	Probability	Gender
Logistic Regression

Mid-shaft section of femur

Area of Femur	Abbreviation	Enter osteometric measurement
Mid shaft section of femur	APMSD

Results from Mid shaft section of femur

	Classification Score	Gender
Discriminant Analysis
	Probability	Gender
Logistic Regression

Distal end of femur

Area of Femur	Abbreviation	Enter osteometric measurement
Distal end of femur	EB
	MLLC

Results from Distal end of femur

	Classification Score	Gender
Discriminant Analysis
	Probability	Gender
Logistic Regression