TABLE 1.
Type of bursa (number of specimens included) | Bursae number (%) | Dimensions, mean ± SD (range) in cm, measurement direction | |
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Subacromial (14) | 14 (100) | 5.6 ± 1.6 (2.1–8.0), anterior‐posterior | 6.0 ± 1.6 (3.7–9.2), medial‐lateral |
Subdeltoid (14) | 1 (7) | 3.8, anterior‐posterior | 2.5, medial‐lateral |
Coracobrachial (16) a | 15 (93.8) b | 2.3 ± 1.0 (0.9–3.7), medial‐lateral | 2.6 ± 0.9 (1.2–4.8), superior‐inferior |
Subcoracoid (16) a | 5 (31.2) b | 1.5 ± 0.5 (0.9–2.2), medial‐lateral | 1.6 ± 0.5 (1.0–2.3), superior‐inferior |
Subtendinous bursa of subscapularis (16) | 16 (100) | 2.8 ± 1.0 (0.8–4.8) c , medial‐lateral | 2.6 ± 1.1 (1.3–4.5) c , superior‐inferior |
Distribution of CBB and SCB in specimens: single CBB: n = 11; one CBB and one SCB: n = 4; one single SCB: n = 1.
Bursa excluded because synovial lining was not confirmed histologically: n = 3 (CBB: n = 1, in one specimen with two CBB), and n = 2 SCB (n = 1 in one specimen with two SCB; n = 1 single SCB).
Measurement data available from n = 15 specimens.