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Table 2 Sex differences in the femoral anteversion angle, anterior wall angle, and femoral neck-shaft angle

From: Utility of anterior wall of greater trochanter in predicting femoral anteversion angle: a three-dimensional computed tomography-based simulation study

Parameter

Males (53 hips)

Females (47 hips)

P value

Femoral anteversion angle (°)

10.2 ± 8.7 (− 12.1–33.4)

19.8 ± 9.6 (− 8.8–38.4)

< 0.001

Anterior wall angle (°)

14.6 ± 6.6 (− 0.5–31.3)

20.8 ± 8.2 (8.0–42.5)

< 0.001

Femoral neck-shaft angle (°)

127.3 ± 5.2 (116.6–141.0)

127.3 ± 5.7 (116.6–143.2)

0.95

  1. All data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (range)