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. 2019 Apr 2;2019:6212039. doi: 10.1155/2019/6212039

Table 3.

Morphometric characteristics of the pectoralis major muscle (PM).

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

Male cadavers 160 215 182 185 17

Female cadavers 133 181 156 154 19

Total 133 215 172 177 22

The width of the PM in the midclavicular line (measured to the level of inferior border of the muscle) [mm]

Minimal value Maximal value Mean Median Standard deviation

Male cadavers 172 224 196 194 16

Female cadavers 173 223 194 191 16

Total 172 224 196 194 15

Asymmetry of the width of the PM in the midclavicular line [%]

Minimal value Maximal value Mean Median Standard deviation

Male cadavers 1.6 17.9 7.3 3.4 6.2

Female cadavers 1.4 12.1 6.4 6.3 4

Total 1.4 17.9 6.9 5.2 5.2

The width of the insertion of PM [mm]

Minimal value Maximal value Mean Median Standard deviation

Male cadavers 53.8 83.2 66.7 66 9.7

Female cadavers 43.9 78.3 62.9 60.3 10.2

Total 43.9 83.2 65.3 63.6 9.8

The distance between the top of the greater tubercle and upper border of PM tendon [mm]

Minimal value Maximal value Mean Median Standard deviation

Male cadavers 38.3 65.2 53.9 54.2 8.2

Female cadavers 41.5 58.5 48.1 47.9 5.8

Total 38.3 65.2 52.1 51.8 7.9