Table 2.

Operating Times

	Method A (Straight Route)		Method B (Parabulbar Loop)		Method C (Encircling Band)
Individual operating time	sub 2	480 min	sub 1	505 min	sub 7	485 min
	sub 5	485 min	sub 9	595 min	sub 8	505 min
	sub 6	480 min	sub 12	480 min	sub 10	460 min
Mean		481.67 min		493.33 min		483.33 min
Standard deviation		2.89 min		12.58 min		22.55 min

Table displays the individual and mean operating times for nine subjects in the three different surgical techniques:method A (straight route), method B (parabulbar loop), and method C (encircling band).