Table 5.
Morphometric characteristics of entry points of the neurovascular pedicles within the pectoralis major muscle (PM) regarding the inferior border of the clavicle.
| Distance from the inferior border of the clavicle to the: | Min [mm] | Max [mm] | Mean [mm] | Median [mm] | SD [mm] |
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| Male cadavers | |||||
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| entry points of the LPN to the clavicular part of PM | 18.8 | 40.1 | 27.7 | 24.6 | 7.4 |
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| entry points of the LPN to the sternocostal part of PM | 62.8 | 91.6 | 71.4 | 75.8 | 15.3 |
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| entry points of the MPN to the sternocostal part of PM | 104.2 | 123.6 | 114.7 | 115.3 | 6.4 |
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| entry points of the MPN to the abdominal part of PM | 110,1 | 140,6 | 121.8 | 120.7 | 12.8 |
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| Female cadavers | |||||
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| entry points of the LPN to the clavicular part of PM | 17.1 | 39.6 | 27.6 | 30.2 | 8.6 |
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| entry points of the LPN to the sternocostal part of PM | 61.5 | 81.4 | 70.3 | 70.5 | 5.6 |
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| entry points of the MPN to the sternocostal part of PM | 79.8 | 119.4 | 102.7 | 104.3 | 13.4 |
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| entry points of the MPN to the abdominal part of PM | 102.3 | 129.8 | 112.7 | 110 | 10.1 |
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| Total | |||||
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| entry points of the LPN to the clavicular part of PM | 17.1 | 40.1 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 8.2 |
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| entry points of the LPN to the sternocostal part of PM | 61.5 | 91.6 | 70.9 | 71.2 | 11.8 |
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| entry points of the MPN to the sternocostal part of PM | 79.8 | 123.6 | 108.3 | 110.1 | 12.3 |
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| entry points of the MPN to the abdominal part of PM | 102.3 | 140.6 | 117.7 | 117.6 | 12.5 |
LPN: lateral pectoral nerve; MPN: medial pectoral nerve.