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. 2021 Nov 16;177(4):669–689. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.24440

TABLE 6.

Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, max–min values, interquartile ranges) for the fibula, considering the whole sample

Mean (SD) Min–max 1Qrt–3Qrt
Maximum fibular length 90.36 (35.18) 38.18–182.00 57.32–110.50
Fibular maximum diameter at midshaft 4.78 (1.56) 2.19–8.24 3.36–6.02
Fibular minimum diameter at midshaft 3.72 (1.36) 1.68–7.56 2.43–4.57
Circumference at midshaft 18.21 (3.34) 10.00–27.00 17.50–19.00
Sagittal diameter at neck 4.41 (1.01) 1.96–6.81 3.69–4.91
Transverse diameter at neck 4.27 (0.95) 2.31–6.82 3.55–4.62
Maximum diameter at neck 4.70 (1.04) 2.45–7.02 3.89–5.17
Minimum diameter at neck 3.93 (0.86) 1.99–6.48 3.36–4.40
Circumference at neck 15.58 (1.93) 12.00–22.00 15.00–15.79
Fibular neck shape index 98.16 (9.07) 70.41–129.11 96.01–98.79
Sagittal diameter at midshaft 4.34 (1.39) 1.95–8.33 3.42–4.76
Transverse diameter at midshaft 4.35 (1.33) 2.06–8.41 3.28–4.56
Fibular midshaft shape index 103.67 (16.54) 63.64–164.78 96.37–103.67
Distance from neck to STS 61.54 (21.24) 30.56–127.26 40.72–64.90
Distance from neck to ILA 70.91 (26.09) 31.26–153.79 44.40–76.53
ILA length 9.92 (2.96) 3.94–19.50 8.45–9.98
STS length 19.32 (7.06) 7.44–44.81 15.14–21.79
Distance from STS to ILA 10.40 (5.20) 1.61–33.22 7.58–10.40
STS–ILA index 14.23 (3.60) 3.67–24.21 13.00–14.35
STS index 20.95 (3.47) 13.20–37.16 19.67–20.96
ILA index 12.08 (2.34) 4.76–17.70 11.40–12.96

Abbreviations: ILA, interosseous ligament attachment; STS, subcutaneous triangular surface.