# Can a male and female skeleton be distinguished if w/o hips or bone density tests?

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**Created:** [May 13, 2014, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-male-and-female-skeleton-be-distinguished-if-w-o-hips-or-bone-density-tests/688329 "2014-05-13T05:29:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-male-and-female-skeleton-be-distinguished-if-w-o-hips-or-bone-density-tests/688329/5 "2014-05-13T08:26:29Z")

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Here’s another relevant remark that I just spotted in another nearby current thread:

> [@How can one femur bone be used to figure out the height of a person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-one-femur-bone-be-used-to-figure-out-the-height-of-a-person/688274/3):
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> The human femur actually provides a fair amount of information. They can tell if you’re male or female depending on the angle of the femur head.

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