The reduction of maternal mortality and the promotion of maternal health and wellbeing are
complex tasks. This Series paper analyses the distal and proximal determinants of maternal …

Pelvic morphology exhibits a particular sexual dimorphism in humans, which reflects
obstetrical constraints due to the tight fit between neonates and mothers. Huseynov et …

Underlying variation in height are regulatory changes to chondrocytes, cartilage cells
comprising long-bone growth plates. Currently, we lack knowledge on epigenetic regulation …

The obstetrical dilemma describes the competing demands that a bipedally adapted pelvis
and a large‐brained neonate place on human childbirth and is the predominant model …

Objective: The minimally invasive treatment of pelvic fractures is one of the most challenging
trauma orthopedics surgeries, where preoperative planning is crucial for the performance …

Humans are unique among terrestrial mammals in our manner of walking and running,
reflecting 7 to 8 Ma of musculoskeletal evolution since diverging with the genus Pan. One …

Phenotypic variation within the skeleton has biological, behavioral, and biomedical
functional implications for individuals and species. Thus, it is critical to understand how …

Recent research on the pelvis has clarified the flexibility of pelvic bones to manage nearly
infinite possibilities in terms of selection and drift, while still maintaining excellent …

Background Acetabular morphology is an important determinant of hip biomechanics. To
identify features of acetabular morphology that may be associated with the development of …

Abstract Since Washburn's New Physical Anthropology, researchers have sought to
understand the complexities of morphological evolution among anatomical regions in …