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. 2023 Jan 11;22(3):885–904. doi: 10.1007/s10237-023-01687-5

Table 2.

Values of (variable) morphological parameters of the idealized geometry and their probability ranges

Description Absolute parameter Range (mm) Reference
Min Max
Proximal FL length L1 4.0 42.5 Bernard et al. (2001); Craiem et al. (2016); Erbel (2006); Evangelista et al. (2012); Karmonik et al. (2011), (2010); Khoynezhad et al. (2010); Quint et al. (2003); Strotzer et al. (2000); Tsai et al. (2008)
Medial FL length L2 8.5 164.0 Bernard et al. (2001); Craiem et al. (2016); Erbel (2006); Evangelista et al. (2012); Karmonik et al. (2011), (2010); Khoynezhad et al. (2010); Quint et al. (2003); Strotzer et al. (2000); Tsai et al. (2008)
Distal FL length L3 4.0 42.5 Bernard et al. (2001); Craiem et al. (2016); Erbel (2006); Evangelista et al. (2012); Karmonik et al. (2011), (2010); Khoynezhad et al. (2010); Quint et al. (2003); Strotzer et al. (2000); Tsai et al. (2008)
FL diameter DFL 6.5 30.0 Bernard et al. (2001)
Proximal tear size HT1 1.4 25.0 Evangelista et al. (2012); Tsai et al. (2008); Quint et al. (2003)
Distal tear size HT2 0.4 33.0 Evangelista et al. (2012); Tsai et al. (2008); Quint et al. (2003)
TL diameter DTL 12.5 25.0 Evangelista et al. (2012); Tsai et al. (2008); Quint et al. (2003); Erbel (2006); Bernard et al. (2001); Craiem et al. (2016)
Proximal tear location xT1 -36.3 25.6 Tsai et al. (2008); Khoynezhad et al. (2010); Karmonik et al. (2010), (2011); Evangelista et al. (2012)