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Table 2 Average length, width and thickness of the ligament given its type

From: The ligamentum mucosum’s potential as a preventative structure in the development of knee osteoarthritis

 

Fenestra type (n = 3)

Separate type (n = 17)

Vertical septum (n = 11)

Split (n = 3)

Average (n = 34)

Width (± SD) in mm

 Proximal

4.70 (± 1.14)

3.86 (± 2.89)

3.56 (± 1.52)

4.03 (± 0.64)

3.85 (± 2.19)

 Middle

4.80 (± 1.13)

3.11 (± 1.39)

3.53 (± 1.52)

3.67 (± 1.46)

3.44 (± 1.42)

 Distal

4.37 (± 1.46)

3.25 (± 1.40)

3.60 (± 1.15)

3.93 (± 1.50)

3.52 (± 1.30)

 Length (± SD) in mm

15.33 (± 0.58)

15.71 (± 3.74)

15.73 (± 3.10)

13.67 (± 3.51)

15.5 (± 3.24)

Thickness (± SD) in mm

 Proximal

1.03 (± 0.93)

0.48 (± 0.29)

1.05 (± 0.90)

1.17 (± 0.32)

0.77 (± 0.65)

 Middle

1.03 (± 0.93)

0.49 ± 0.25)

1.09 (± 0.96)

1.13 (± 0.32)

0.79 (± 0.67)

 Distal

1.20 (± 0.98)

0.55 (± 0.28)

1.14 (± 0.99)

1.20 (± 0.56)

0.86 (± 0.70)

  1. Abbreviation: SD Standard deviation