Table 3.
Major and minor diameters
| Ulnar nerve
|
Median nerve
|
Radial nerve
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | DMinor (mm) | DMajor (mm) | DMinor (mm) | DMajor (mm) | DMinor (mm) | DMajor (mm) |
| 1 | 3.19* | 3.91* | 3.93* | 5.95* | 3.42 ± 0.29 | 7.82 ± 0.81 |
| 2 | 2.58 ± 0.65 | 4.01 ± 0.16 | 3.24 ± 0.71 | 5.67 ± 1.21 | 3.28 ± 1.05 | 5.19 ± 1.23 |
| 3 | 2.6 ± 0.27 | 4.04 ± 0.33 | 2.99 ± 0.66 | 6.27 ± 0.85 | 2.82 ± 0.4 | 4.56 ± 1.43 |
| 4 | 2.91 ± 0.91 | 4.72 ± 1.48 | 3.35 ± 1.39 | 7.07 ± 1.29 | 2.29 ± 0.36 | 5.03 ± 1.08 |
| 5 | 3.24 ± 0.90 | 5.68 ± 1.33 | 3.81 ± 1.45 | 8.56 ± 2.78 | 2.72 ± 0.49 | 4.64 ± 0.55 |
| 6 | 2.33 ± 0.79 | 4.87 ± 1.49 | 2.73 ± 0.78 | 5.26 ± 0.58 | 0.93 ± 0.3 | 3.17 ± 0.52 |
| 7 | 1.93 ± 0.34 | 3.34 ± 0.52 | 2.3 ± 0.27 | 4.47 ± 0.71 | 0.79* | 2.22* |
| 8 | 2.01 ± 0.40 | 3.86 ± 0.86 | 2.42 ± 0.31 | 5.25 ± 0.83 | 0.39* | 1.08* |
| 9 | 2.42* | 4.89* | 3.16 ± 1.17 | 6.18 ± 1.72 | — | — |
Major diameters (mm) and minor diameters (mm) in the ulnar, median, and radial nerves across all 9 regions.
One cadaver arm and 1 sample.