Table 4 Dimensions of the calcaneofibular ligament in the general group, single fascicular and double fascicular ligaments
length [mm] | thickness [mm] | width [mm] | fibula [mm] | calcaneus [mm] | volume [mm3] | CFL angle [deg] | TCA [deg] | ||
General N = 251 | average | 33.7 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 419.8 | 113.5 | 10.9 |
SD | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 98.2 | 13.1 | 4.5 | |
min | 24.2 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 248.8 | 80.2 | 2.2 | |
max | 42.7 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 656.6 | 133.4 | 16.7 | |
length [mm] | thickness [mm] | width [mm] | fibula [mm] | calcaneus [mm] | volume [mm3] | CFL angle [deg] | TCA [deg] | ||
Single fascicular n = 76 | average | 31.4 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 383.8 | 116.1 | 12.4 |
SD | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 99.0 | 12.6 | 5.3 | |
min | 24.7 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 248.8 | 90.0 | 2.0 | |
max | 42.7 | 2.1 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 290.3 | 133.0 | 23.0 | |
length [mm] | thickness [mm] | width [mm] | fibula [mm] | calcaneus [mm] | volume [mm3] | CFL angle [deg] | TCA [deg] | ||
double fascicular n = 175 | average | 33.2 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 437.0 | 113.1 | 10.3 |
SD | 4.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 93.7 | 13.2 | 3.8 | |
min. | 24.2 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 277.2 | 80.0 | 3.0 | |
max | 42.7 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 656.6 | 140.0 | 17.0 | |
P | < 0.001 | > 0.05 | > 0.05 | > 0.05 | < 0.01 | < 0.001 | > 0.05 | < 0.05 | |
ICC (95% CI) | 0.78 (0.74–0.79) | 0.66 (0.39–0.75) | 0.78 (0.66–0.89) | 0.74 (0.63–0.88) | 0.72 (0.60–0.77) | 0.74 (0.67–0.78) | 0.84 (0.73–0.88) | 0.83 (0.34–0.95) | |
SEM | 0.90 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 27.8 | 2.98 | 0.48 | |