Table 5.

The dimensions of lateral crus in Vietnamese cadavers

Dimensions		Right	Left	p-values
Length	From lateral genu to the boundary of tail	12.3 ± 2.4 mm	12.1 ± 2.3 mm	0.626e
	Tail	6.1 ± 2.7 mm	5.5 ± 2.1 mm	0.150e
	All lateral crus	18.5 ± 3.9 mm	17.5 ± 2.9 mm	0.305e
Width	At lateral genu	8.0 ± 1.8 mm	8.1 ± 1.8 mm	0.750e
	At the middle of lateral crus	8.5 ± 1.4 mm	8.5 ± 1.2 mm	0.969e
	At tail	5.0 ± 1.8 mm	4.6 ± 0.9 mm	0.245e
Thickness of the cartilage	At lateral genu	0.9 ± 0.2 mm	0.8 ± 0.2 mm	0.524e
	At the middle of lateral crus	0.8 ± 0.2 mm	1.1 ± 1.7 mm	0.387e
	At tail	0.7 ± 0.2 mm	0.7 ± 0.2 mm	0.176e

e. Mann – Whitney test.