Table 3.
Morphometric characteristics of the pectoralis major muscle (PM).
| The width of the origin of the sternocostal part of PM [mm] | |||||
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| Minimal value | Maximal value | Mean | Median | Standard deviation | |
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| Male cadavers | 160 | 215 | 182 | 185 | 17 |
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| Female cadavers | 133 | 181 | 156 | 154 | 19 |
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| Total | 133 | 215 | 172 | 177 | 22 |
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| The width of the PM in the midclavicular line (measured to the level of inferior border of the muscle) [mm] | |||||
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| Minimal value | Maximal value | Mean | Median | Standard deviation | |
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| Male cadavers | 172 | 224 | 196 | 194 | 16 |
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| Female cadavers | 173 | 223 | 194 | 191 | 16 |
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| Total | 172 | 224 | 196 | 194 | 15 |
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| Asymmetry of the width of the PM in the midclavicular line [%] | |||||
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| Minimal value | Maximal value | Mean | Median | Standard deviation | |
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| Male cadavers | 1.6 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 6.2 |
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| Female cadavers | 1.4 | 12.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 4 |
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| Total | 1.4 | 17.9 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
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| The width of the insertion of PM [mm] | |||||
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| Minimal value | Maximal value | Mean | Median | Standard deviation | |
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| Male cadavers | 53.8 | 83.2 | 66.7 | 66 | 9.7 |
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| Female cadavers | 43.9 | 78.3 | 62.9 | 60.3 | 10.2 |
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| Total | 43.9 | 83.2 | 65.3 | 63.6 | 9.8 |
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| The distance between the top of the greater tubercle and upper border of PM tendon [mm] | |||||
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| Minimal value | Maximal value | Mean | Median | Standard deviation | |
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| Male cadavers | 38.3 | 65.2 | 53.9 | 54.2 | 8.2 |
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| Female cadavers | 41.5 | 58.5 | 48.1 | 47.9 | 5.8 |
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| Total | 38.3 | 65.2 | 52.1 | 51.8 | 7.9 |