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Abstract

Three hundred (150 left and 150 right) dried human femurs were studied for two anthropological parametersi.e. maximum morphological femur length and collodiaphyseal (neck-shaft) angle in Pakistan population.All samples were of adult males between twenty five to seventy years of age. Each femur was studied forits maximum morphological length and collodiaphyseal angle. Mean morphological length of right femurwas 44.93 cm with standard deviation of 4.06 and mean collodiaphyseal angle 128.77/ with standarddeviation of 8.72. Mean morphological length of left femur was 44.88cm with standard deviation of 4.63and mean collodiaphyseal angle 128.37/ with standard deviation of 8.77. Over all, morphological femurlength was 44.91 cm with standard deviation of 4.34 and collodiaphyseal angle 128.57/ with standarddeviation of 8.74. Further correlation between two anthropological parameters was observed. It was foundthat collodiaphyseal angle of femur bear no definite relationship to its morphological length.