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. 2021 Mar 6;13(3):e13729. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13729

Table 2. Distance of bifurcation of tibial nerve from the medio-malleolar-calcaneal axis.

Cadaveric Lower Limb Right Lower Limb Left Lower Limb
Cadaver 1 Type I, 1 cm proximal to axis Type I, 1 cm proximal to axis
Cadaver 2 Type II, at axis Type I, 6 cm proximal to axis
Cadaver 3 Type I, 2 cm proximal to axis Type II, at axis
Cadaver 4 Type I, 2 cm proximal to axis Type III, 1 cm distal to axis
Cadaver 5 Type II, at axis Type I, 1.5 cm proximal to axis
Individual Limbs Right Lower Limb Left Lower Limb
Limb 1   Type III, 1.5 cm distal to axis
Limb 2 Type II, at the axis  
Limb 3   Type I, 1 cm proximal to axis
Limb 4   Type I, 2.5 cm proximal to axis
Limb 5 Type I, 1 cm proximal to axis  
Limb 6   Type I, 1 cm proximal to axis
Limb 7 Type II, at the axis  
Limb 8   Type II, at the axis
Limb 9 Type I, 1.5 cm proximal to axis  
Limb 10   Type III, 1 cm distal to axis