Research Article
Inner Synovial Membrane Footprint of the Anterior Elbow Capsule: An Arthroscopic Boundary
Table 5
The edges of the internal capsular insertion.
| | Mean | Median | SD | Range | value |
| Distance from ME to medial edge of capsule along TEL (mm) | | | | | | Male | 23.8 | 23.7 | 3.8 | 18.3–31.7 | 0.771 | Female | 22.5 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 16.0–28.0 | | | | | | | Right | 23.6 | 23.4 | 4.5 | 16.0–31.7 | 0.652 | Left | 22.8 | 23.9 | 3.8 | 16.0–28.0 | | | | | | | Total | 23.2 | 23.7 | 4.1 | 16.0–31.7 | |
| Proportion of TEL from ME to capsule along TEL (%) | | | | | | Male | 33.6 | 34.2 | 4.2 | 26.8–38.9 | 0.381 | Female | 36.4 | 37.7 | 7.3 | 27.1–47.6 | | | | | | | Right | 35.1 | 36.4 | 6 | 27.1–44.2 | 0.699 | Left | 34.6 | 34.2 | 5.9 | 26.8–47.6 | | | | | | | Total | 34.8 | 34.5 | 5.8 | 26.8–47.6 | |
| LE to Lateral edge of capsule along TEL (mm) | | | | | | Male | 6.7 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 1.2–12.0 | 0.872 | Female | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 3.6–10.6 | | | | | | | Right | 6.9 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 1.2–12.0 | 0.699 | Left | 6.2 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.9–11.0 | | | | | | | Total | 6.5 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1.2–12.0 | |
| Proportion of TEL from LE to lateral edge of capsule along TEL (%) | | | | | | Male | 9.3 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 1.8–17.5 | 0.628 | Female | 10.3 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 6.0–16.7 | | | | | | | Right | 10.1 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 1.8–17.5 | 0.797 | Left | 9.4 | 9.8 | 4 | 2.9–15.8 | | | | | | | Total | 9.8 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 1.8–17.5 | |
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TEL: transepicondylar line; ME: medial epicondyle; LE: lateral epicondyle.
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