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Table 3 Morphological characteristics of the Lisfranc ligament

From: Morphological characteristics of the Lisfranc ligament

  

Length (mm)

Width (mm)

Thickness (mm)

Angle (°)

Type I-a (n: 15)

 

6.3 ± 1.1

7.9 ± 1.8

4.6 ± 0.9

96.5 ± 6.5

Type I-b (n: 4)

 

6.6 ± 1.2

8.4 ± 1.0

4.7 ± 0.9

97.2 ± 5.5

Type II-a (n: 12)

Superior fiber bundle

6.4 ± 2.5

4.7 ± 0.6

4.5 ± 1.4

93.6 ± 6.6

Inferior fiber bundle

5.9 ± 1.2

5.6 ± 2.0

4.7 ± 0.8

99.4 ± 6.2

Average

 

6.2 ± 1.9

―

4.6 ± 1.1

96.5 ± 6.9

Total

 

―

10.3 ± 2.0

―

―

Type II-b (n: 3)

Superior fiber bundle

5.9 ± 1.6

3.7 ± 0.5

4.2 ± 1.3

95.3 ± 9.8

Inferior fiber bundle

5.0 ± 0.7

3.1 ± 0.6

2.3 ± 0.3

111.9 ± 11.2

Average

 

5.4 ± 1.2

―

3.2 ± 1.4

103.6 ± 13.0

Total

 

―

6.7 ± 0.1

―

―

Type III-a (n: 3)

Superior fiber bundle

4.2 ± 0.3

2.8 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.7

89.1 ± 5.7

Intermediate fiber bundle

5.4 ± 1.7

3.4 ± 1.1

3.7 ± 1.1

88.3 ± 8.1

Inferior fiber bundle

5.7 ± 1.2

3.7 ± 0.8

4.3 ± 1.1

102.4 ± 2.5

Average

 

5.1 ± 1.2

―

3.5 ± 1.2

93.3 ± 8.6

Total

 

―

9.9 ± 1.6

―

―

Type III-b (n: 1)

Superior fiber bundle

5.6

2.1

1.6

103.7

Intermediate fiber bundle

5.7

3.2

0.9

98.0

Inferior fiber bundle

4.5

3.5

4.1

97.7

Average

 

5.9 ± 1.5

―

4.2 ± 1.3

96.9 ± 7.8

Total

 

―

5.5 ± 2.3

―

―

Type IV (n: 2)

 

4.5 ± 0.9

17.8 ± 0.7

4.2 ± 0.1

81.5 ± 3.5

Total

 

5.9 ± 1.5

5.9 ± 3.2

4.2 ± 1.3

96.4 ± 8.2