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. 2020 May 24;32:23. doi: 10.1186/s43019-020-00039-2

Table 2.

Findings of various distances from the tip of the fibular head (F), to the posterior border of the biceps femoris where the peroneal nerve crosses (B) and the posterior border of the fibular neck where the peroneal nerve crosses (N), and the area of the triangle FBN

Degrees of knee flexion No. Mean (95% CI)
Distance FN (mm) 0 12 19.8 (17.5–22.2)
30 12 21.7 (19.3–24.1)
60 12 22.7 (20.0–25.4)
90 12 20.1 (18.3–21.8)
120 12 19.3 (17.0–21.5)
60 20.7 (19.7–21.7)
Distance FB (mm) 0 12 57.9 (48.0–67.9)
30 12 62.3 (55.0–69.7)
60 12 59.5 (49.6–69.4)
90 12 48.1 (40.5–55.7)
120 12 37.8 (31.0–44.7)
60 53.1 (49.1–57.2)
Distance BN (mm) 0 12 72.8 (61.6–84.0)
30 12 76.1 (67.9–84.4)
60 12 69.2 (59.8–78.49)
90 12 52.2 (46.0–58.5)
120 12 31.8 (27.2–36.4)
60 60.4 (55.1–65.8)
Area FBN (mm2) 0 10 423.5 (252.9–594.1)
30 12 530.5 (407.1–653.8)
60 12 621.2 (468.4–774.1)
90 12 466.6 (362.3–570.8)
120 12 296.3 (229.8–362.8)
58 469.1 (412.1–526.2)