Table 1 Distances from the deep plantar arch to each lesser metatarsal in each cadaveric specimen
Specimen | Sex, age at death (years), side | Axial plane | Sagittal plane | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distance (mm) from the deep plantar arch to: | Distance (mm) from the deep plantar arch to: | Distance (mm) from the deep plantar arch | Distance (mm) from the deep plantar arch | ||||||||||
(1) Plantar plane of the 2nd metatarsal | (2) Plantar plane of the 3rd metatarsal | (3) Plantar plane of the 4th metatarsal | (4) Distal epiphysis of the 2nd metatarsal | (5) TMT joint | Location of the plantar arch at the level of the 2nd metatarsal | (6) Distal epiphysis of the 3rd metatarsal | (7) TMT joint | Location of the plantar arch at the level of the 3rd metatarsal | (8) Distal epiphysis of the 4th metatarsal | (9) TMT joint | Location of the plantar arch at the level of the 4th metatarsal | ||
1 | Male, 70, Right | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 45 | 23 | Middle third | 43 | 22 | Middle third | 42 | 20 | Proximal third |
2 | Male, 70, Right | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 46 | 25 | Middle third | 42 | 27 | Middle third | 41 | 21 | Middle third |
3 | Male, 77, Right | 0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 43 | 24 | Middle third | 41 | 24 | Middle third | 40 | 22 | Middle third |
4 | Female, 95, Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 22 | Middle third | 45 | 18 | Proximal third | 39 | 22 | Middle third |
5 | Female, 48, Left | 0 | 1.9 | 3 | 57 | 22 | Proximal third | 50 | 20 | Proximal third | 53 | 14 | Proximal third |
6 | Female, 100, Left | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 24 | Middle third | 47 | 20 | Proximal third | 47 | 19 | Proximal third |
7 | Female, 70, Left | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 45 | 22 | Proximal third | 46 | 20 | Proximal third | 45 | 16 | Proximal third |
8 | Male, 96, Right | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 45 | 34 | Middle third | 51 | 26 | Middle third | 49 | 27 | Middle third |
9 | Male, 92, Left | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 47 | 21 | Proximal third | 53 | 14 | Proximal third | 51 | 14 | Proximal third |
10 | Female, 69, Right | 0 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 45 | 28 | Middle third | 42 | 27 | Middle third | 42 | 26 | Middle third |
11 | Female, 87, Right | 0 | 1.5 | NA | 43 | 23 | Middle third | 40 | 21 | Middle third | NA | NA | NA |
12 | Female, 78, Left | 0 | 1.3 | NA | 44 | 23 | Middle third | 42 | 20 | Proximal third | NA | NA | NA |
13 | Female, 56, Left | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 53 | 22 | Proximal third | 50 | 22 | Proximal third | 51 | 15 | Proximal third |
14 | Female, 80, Right | 1.7 | 2.3 | NA | 44 | 23 | Middle third | 43 | 19 | Proximal third | NA | NA | NA |
15 | Female, 74, Left | 0 | 2.7 | NA | 46 | 18 | Proximal third | 42 | 19 | Proximal third | NA | NA | NA |
16 | Male, 73, Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 24 | Proximal third | 47 | 22 | Proximal third | 50 | 14 | Proximal third |
17 | Male, 93, Left | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 50 | 19 | Proximal third | 47 | 19 | Proximal third | 47 | 19 | Proximal third |
18 | Male, 87, Right | 0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 52 | 18 | Proximal third | 50 | 17 | Proximal third | 46 | 19 | Proximal third |
19 | Male, 77, Left | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 50 | 20 | Proximal third | 43 | 25 | Middle third | 50 | 13 | Proximal third |
20 | Male, 81, Right | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 48 | 25 | Middle third | 51 | 19 | Proximal third | 50 | 18 | Proximal third |
Mean ± SD | 78.6 ± 13.0 | 0.5 ± 0.7 | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 2.8 ± 1.8 | 47.0 ± 3.6 | 23.0 ± 3.4 | 45.7 ± 3.8 | 21.0 ± 3.3 | 46.4 ± 4.3 | 18.6 ± 4.1 | |||