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Table 4 Measurements for the nutrient artery that entered the fourth metatarsal in each specimen

From: Entry points of nutrient arteries at risk during osteotomy of the lesser metatarsals: a fresh cadaveric study

Specimen

Sex, age (years), side of individual at death

Axial plane

Coronal plane

Distance (mm) from entry point of nutrient artery to

Direction of nutrient artery into fourth metatarsal

Distance (mm) from entry point of the fourth nutrient artery to

Entry point of nutrient artery into fourth metatarsal

(1) Dorsal plane

(2) Plantar plane

(3) Distal epiphysis

(4) Proximal epiphysis

1

Male, 70, Right

9.5

2.2

Plantar-medial

38

26

Middle third

2

Male, 70, Right

10.1

1.2

Plantar-medial

36

26

Middle third

3

Male, 77, Right

10.0

1.0

Plantar-medial

39

23

Middle third

4

Female, 95, Left

8.7

1.3

Plantar-medial

33

28

Middle third

5

Female, 48, Left

7.2

3.0

Plantar-lateral

39

28

Middle third

6

Female, 100, Left

6.5

3.0

Plantar-medial

38

28

Middle third

7

Male, 78, Right

6.0

4.1

Plantar-medial

39

23

Middle third

8

Female, 70, Left

5.5

4.9

Plantar-lateral

43

20

Proximal third

9

Male, 96, Right

10.6

1.0

Plantar-medial

48

27

Middle third

10

Male, 92, Left

9.2

3.3

Plantar-medial

41

24

Middle third

11

Female, 69, Right

6.4

6.2

Plantar-medial

39

29

Middle third

12

Female, 87, Right

8.1

3.5

Plantar-medial

40

19

Proximal third

13

Female, 78, Left

6.7

1.7

Plantar-lateral

35

25

Middle third

14

Female, 56, Left

6.9

3.5

Plantar-lateral

33

32

Middle third

15

Female, 80, Right

6.0

3.1

Plantar-lateral

38

24

Middle third

16

Female, 74, Left

6.2

2.8

Plantar-medial

42

20

Proximal third

17

Male, 73, Right

9.1

2.7

Plantar-lateral

44

21

Proximal third

18

Male, 93, Left

7.3

2.8

Plantar-medial

39

26

Middle third

19

Male, 87, Right

8.0

2.4

Plantar-medial

38

26

Middle third

20

Male, 77, Left

5.7

2.8

Plantar-medial

35

27

Middle third

21

Male, 81, Right

7.1

2.9

Plantar-lateral

46

24

Middle third

Mean ± SD

78 ± 12

7.6 ± 1.5

2.8 ± 1.2

 

39.1 ± 3.7

25.0 ± 3.2

 
  1. SD standard deviation