Research Article
Inner Synovial Membrane Footprint of the Anterior Elbow Capsule: An Arthroscopic Boundary
Table 4
Vertical landmarks of the anterior humeral capsule.
| | Mean | Median | SD | Range | value |
| Vertical distance from the TEL to the capsular apex overlying the coronoid fossa (mm) | | | | | | Male () | 12.3 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 6.3–17.9 | 0.254 | Female () | 10.8 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 4.8–15.3 | | | | | | | Right () | 11.6 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 4.8–17.9 | 0.562 | Left () | 11.6 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 7.5–17.0 | | | | | | | Total | 11.6 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 4.8–17.9 | |
| Vertical distance from the TEL to the capsular apex overlying the radial fossa (mm) | | | | | | Male | 13.8 | 13.1 | 3.4 | 8.6–19.6 | 0.674 | Female | 13.0 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 7.6–18.2 | | | | | | | Right | 13.7 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 7.6–18.5 | 0.748 | Left | 13.3 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 8.6–19.6 | | | | | | | Total | 13.5 | 13.1 | 3.3 | 7.6–19.6 | |
| Vertical distance from the TEL to the capsular nadir overlying the lateral edge of the trochlea (mm) | | | | | | Male | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.5–9.6 | 0.771 | Female | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | −2.2–10.2 | | | | | | | Right | 4.00 | 3.4 | 3.2 | −2.2–9.6 | 0.332 | Left | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | −1.9–10.2 | | | | | | | Total | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | −2.2–10 | |
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TEL: transepicondylar line.
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