Abstract: 37 measurements of bones of lower limb collected in Changchun of Northeastern China were taken. Statistical analysis shows that all measurements have significant sex differences. Good result can be obtained by using single measurement for sexing. Some measurements at both ends of limb bones have better value for sex determination than measurements of length. Several sex discriminant functions of bones of lower limb were established by means of Fisher's method and stepwise discriminant analysis. These discriminant functions can be used to sex Chinese bones of lower limb with highest discriminant rate 96.3%.

Key words: Bones of lower limb; Sex determination; Discriminant analysis