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1. pelvic
inlet--distance connecting the top points
of the socket in the hip joint
2. pelvic outlet--widest distance across the pelvis at the inferior or caudal end 3. right ischial tuberosity (r. ischial tub.)--length of this (right) boney landmark where a number of muscles attach 4. left ischial tuberosity (l. ischial tub.)--same measurement taken on the left side 5. hip width--distance connecting the tops of the iliac crests or hip bones 6. sacrum--diameter of the sacrum at superior or cranial end 7. right os coxa (r. os coxa)--length of the os coxa bone from the left iliac crest or hip to the right ischial tuberosity 8. left os coxa (l. os coxa)--same measurement taken on the left side 9. right trochanter (r. trochanter)--distance from the center of the femur head to the bump or trochanter on the right side 10. left trochanter (l. trochanter)--same measurement taken on the left side 11. vertebra height (vert. height)--height of the second vertebra above the sacrum 12. vertebra width (vert. width)--narrowest diameter of the second vertebra above the sacrum |
