Table 3.
Comparison of the clavicle morphology with other studies in mm
| Measurements | Groups | Present study India |
Qui et al. [13] China |
Mathieu et al. [12] France |
Andermahr et al. [9] Germany |
King et al. [11] South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT based | CT based | CT based | Cadaveric | CT based | ||
| Length (L) | True length | Apparent length | Apparent length | Apparent length | True length | |
| Total | 142.5 ± 12.2 | 144.2 ± 12 | 151 ± 11 | 151.15 | ||
| Male | 149.6 ± 9.6 | 152.9 ± 9.3 | 152.7 ± 2.9 | 156 ± 10 | 156.8 ± 9.7 | |
| Female | 135.4 ± 10.3 | 135.6 ± 7.2 | 140.2 ± 1.5 | 146 ± 10 | 145.7 ± 7.9 | |
| Width at sternal end (Ws) | Total | 23.5 ± 3.7 | 22.1 ± 3.6 | 25.5 ± 4 | ||
| Male | 24 ± 3.7 | 24.1 ± 3.2 | 24.3 ± 0.9 | 26 ± 4 | 14.55 ± 2.25 | |
| Female | 23.0 ± 3.7 | 20.2 ± 2.8 | 21.4 ± 2.1 | 24 ± 4 | 12.27 ± 1.85 | |
| Width at the acromial end (Wa) | Total | 20.7 ± 3.02 | 22.7 ± 4.1 | 22 ± 4 | ||
| Male | 21.1 ± 3.3 | 25.1 ± 3.6 | 22.5 ± 0.8 | 24 ± 4 | 18.26 ± 3.04 | |
| Female | 20.2 ± 2.6 | 20.3 ± 2.9 | 19.4 ± 1.3 | 21 ± 4 | 15.14 ± 2.53 | |
| Smallest width (Wsm) | Total | 11.5 ± 1.4 | 11.4 ± 2.1 | 12 ± 2 | ||
| Male | 12.2 ± 1.2 | 12.7 ± 1.7 | 13 ± 2 | 12.71 ± 1.71 | ||
| Female | 10.8 ± 1.2 | 10.2 ± 1.3 | 11 ± 1 | 11.08 ± 1.14 | ||
| Thickness at the sternal end (Ts) | Total | 23.3 ± 3.4 | 20.8 ± 6.0 | |||
| Male | 24.9 ± 3.0 | 21.1 ± 7.5 | 14.55 ± 2.77 | |||
| Female | 21.6 ± 3.0 | 20.6 ± 4.1 | 13.57 ± 2.25 | |||
| Thickness at the acromial end (Ta) | Total | 12.7 ± 2.2 | 14.1 ± 3.8 | |||
| Male | 12.91 ± 1.6 | 16.3 ± 3.8 | 10.56 ± 1.96 | |||
| Female | 12.6 ± 2.8 | 11.9 ± 2.2 | 9.74 ± 1.65 | |||
| Radius of curvature at the sternal end (Rs) | Total | 49.3 ± 5.3 | 63.2 ± 12.1 | 71 ± 13 | ||
| Male | 51 ± 4.5 | 66.4 ± 12.8 | 72.1 ± 1.4 | 73 ± 13 | ||
| Female | 47 ± 5.4 | 60.0 ± 10.6 | 68.7 ± 1.2 | 70 ± 12 | ||
| Radius of curvature at the acromial end (Ra) | Total | 34.1 ± 4.4 | 29.4 ± 8.2 | 39 ± 14 | ||
| Male | 35.6 ± 3.9 | 28.8 ± 8.2 | 37.1 ± 1.2 | 36 ± 11 | ||
| Female | 32.6 ± 4.4 | 30.1 ± 8.1 | 37.8 ± 0.9 | 42 ± 16 | ||
| Depth of curvature at the sternal end (Ds) | Total | 17.7 ± 2.9 | 17.4 ± 4.0 | 17 ± 3 | ||
| Male | 19.2 ± 2.3 | 19.7 ± 3.0 | 18.4 ± 1.6 | 17 ± 3 | ||
| Female | 16.2 ± 2.6 | 15.2 ± 3.6 | 15.1 ± 1 | 16 ± 4 | ||
| Depth of curvature at the acromial end (Da) | Total | 11.1 ± 2.9 | 12.7 ± 3.3 | 12 ± 3 | ||
| Male | 11.4 ± 3.5 | 14.0 ± 3.5 | 12.3 ± 1.5 | 13 ± 3 | ||
| Female | 10.7 ± 2.0 | 11.3 ± 2.5 | 10.2 ± 0.6 | 11 ± 3 | ||
| Length of medullary canal | Total | 136.7 ± 13.4 | ||||
| Male | 144.0 ± 10.7 | |||||
| Female | 129.5 ± 12.0 |