Skip to main content
. 2019 Apr 2;2019:6212039. doi: 10.1155/2019/6212039

Table 2.

Morphometric characteristics of the anatomical variations of the clavicular part of the pectoralis major muscle (PM).

The width of the origin of the clavicular part of PM [mm]
Minimal value Maximal value Mean Median Standard deviation

Typical variants of PM Male cadavers 70 105 87 83 13
Female cadavers 63 88 76 77 9
Total 63 105 82 81 12

Variants with separated clavicular part Male cadavers 47 92 69 70 18
Female cadavers 59 84 72 73 10
Total 47 92 66 68 17

Variants with fusion between PM and deltoid muscle Observed only in two male cadavers 99 115 106 105 7

Atrophy of the clavicular part of PM Observed only in one female cadaver 32 38 35 35 4

Percentage of total length of the clavicle covered by the origin of the clavicular part of PM [%]

Minimal value Maximal value Mean Median Standard deviation

Typical variants of PM Male cadavers 47.2 68.7 56.9 52.6 9.4
Female cadavers 42.5 79.2 57.1 50.9 13.1
Total 42.5 79.2 57 51 11

Variants with separated clavicular part Male cadavers 31.9 56.4 40.4 42.5 9.9
Female cadavers 40.1 50.9 46.2 47,2 3.8
Total 31.9 56.4 43.5 43.6 7.6

Variants with fusion between PM and deltoid muscle Observed only in two male cadavers 60.1 83.3 71.5 70.4 12.6

Atrophy of the clavicular part of PM Observed only in one female cadaver 22.5 26 24.2 24.2 2.5

Asymmetry between right and left side in percentage of total length of the clavicle covered by the origin of the clavicular part of PM [%]

Minimal value Maximal value Mean Median Standard deviation

Typical variants of PM Male cadavers 0.9 23.2 8.4 6.7 7.8
Female cadavers 4.3 11.2 7.4 7.2 2.6
Total 0.9 23.2 7.9 7.2 5.8

Variants with separated clavicular part Male cadavers 1.1 69.9 28.2 23 26.9
Female cadavers 6.1 10.8 7.8 7.2 2.3
Total 1.1 69.9 19.1 10.2 21.9

Variants with fusion between PM and deltoid muscle Observed only in two male cadavers 0.3 3.5 1.9 1.9 2.3

Atrophy of the clavicular part of PM Observed only in one female cadaver Asymmetry = 15.6%

The width of the base of the deltopectoral triangle (i.e. the distance between origins of the clavicular parts of PM and the deltoid muscle) [mm]

Minimal value Maximal value Mean Median Standard deviation

Typical variants of PM Male cadavers 10.3 20.9 16.2 17.3 3.8
Female cadavers 15.3 30.8 23 22.9 6.6
Total 10.3 30.8 20.2 18.5 6.4

Variants with separated clavicular part Male cadavers 13.4 38.6 20.5 19.3 7.4
Female cadavers 11.5 35.6 21.9 18.5 8.1
Total 11.5 38.6 21.3 18.9 7.6

Variants with fusion between PM and deltoid muscle Observed only in two male cadavers 0 0 0 0 0

Atrophy of the clavicular part of PM Observed only in one female cadaver 49.8 52.9 51.4 51.4 2.2