“…Knowledge of normal and pathological joint morphology and kinematics allows for the design and implantation of prostheses that accurately approximate normal range and quality of motion (Bullough, 1981;Frost, 1999;Haut et al, 1998;Hlavacek and Vokoun, 1998;Kauer and de Lange, 1987;Kelkar et al, 2001;Pretterklieber, 1999;Soslowsky et al, 1992;Waide et al, 2000). Anthropological studies include those that have examined patterns of joint size dimorphism in the elbow and knee of catarrhine primates (Lague, 2003), patterns of sexual dimorphism in hominoid humeri (Lague and Jungers, 1999), patellar articular proportions of recent and Pleistocene humans (Trinkaus, 2000), and the relationship between hip joint congruence and function (MacLatchy and Bossert, 1996;MacLatchy, 1996).…”