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. 2001 Jan-Mar;5(1):7–12.

Table 1.

Height measurement (in cm) of the patient's abdominal wall in relation to body height and elbow angle of the probands as well as insertion angles and types of the instrument handles.

Insertion Angles
Volunteer 50 percentile Volunteer 95 percentile
Elbow Angles Handles 20° 30° 40° 20° 30° 40°
90° Shank handle 96 91 86.5 103 100 95
Pistol handle 94.5 90 82 101 95 91
Axial handle 92.5 84 79.5 93.5 89.5 81
Rod handle 97 91 87 103.5 98 94
120° Shank handle 89.5 88 84 95.5 90 85.5
Pistol handle 88.5 83 78 91 87 84.5
Axial handle 78.5 74.5 70 87 82 76
Rod handle 94.5 87 84 94.5 92 86