TABLE 3.
Variabilities in measurement determined in present and past studies demonstrated by clavicle length (mm) means and standard deviations.
| Mean Clavicle Length (mm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Size |
Study Location/ Specimen Source |
Genders Combined |
Female | Male | |
| Present Study | |||||
| Radiographs | 1096 | Cincinnati, OH, USA | 154.79 ± 12.98 | 149.16 ± 12.2 | 161.29 ± 10.69 |
| Previous Studies | |||||
| Smekal et al. | |||||
| Thorax PA Radiographs | 30 | Innsbruck, Austria | 169.7 ± 12.3 | N/A | N/A |
| Lazarides & Zafriopoulos | |||||
| PA Radiographs | 132 | Merthyr Tidfil, Wales | N/A | 140.3 ± 25.5 | 190.5 ± 34.5 |
| Rios et al. | |||||
| Fresh Anatomic Cadaver | 19 | Farmington, CT, USA | 147 ± 14 | N/A | N/A |
| Rios et al. | |||||
| Dry Osteology Cadaver | 60 | Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH, USA |
149 ± 9.1 | 136 ± 8.5 | 152 ± 6.1 |
| Huang et al. | |||||
| Cadaver | 100 | Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH, USA |
145 ± 12.7 | 137.3 ± 10.2 | 152.6 ± 10.2 |
| McCormick et al. | |||||
| Cadaver | 724 | North American autopsy population |
N/A | (R) 140 ± 7.9 (L) 141 ± 7.7 |
(R) 157 ± 9.5 (L) 159 ± 9.1 |