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. 2019 Jul 22;9:10564. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46661-3

Table 1.

The dimensions of the sural nerve and medial sural cutaneous nerve (MSCN).

Measurement items This study Human
Length of the sural nerve (cm) 14.3 ± 0.5 11–2021,22
Length of the MSCN (cm) 16.4 ± 0.8 21–3321
Distance from the posterior of lateral malleolus to the sural nerve (mm) 7.8 ± 1.8 7 ± 519
Diameter of the sural nerve (mm) 1.2 ± 0.07

2.0–3.021

3.5–3.820

Diameter of the buccal branch (mm) 1.4 ± 0.04 Not stated

Data in this study are shown as mean ± SEM.