Abstract: 177 patellas, femora and tibiae of 140 sets of dry adult Chinese skeletons unearthed from the Changchun area were measured.
The results show: 1. Tkere is no significant difference in length, width and thickness between right and left sides. However, the differences between male and female are distinct.
2. Chinese patellas of both sexes are longer and thicker then those of Koreans and Japanese.
3. There is no significant difference in 3 indices (the indices of patellar length, of patella and condyke and of patellar length and width) between the patellas of Koreans and Chinese. 4. Patellas of medium type occur most frequently in Chinese.

Key words: The Changchun area; Patella; Anthropometry