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Table 1 Distances between the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) tendon and the tibia and fibula, respectively

From: A gross anatomic study of distal tibia and fibula for single-incision approach

Leg number

Leg length (cm)

Distance between EDL tendon and tibia (cm)

Distance between EDL tendon and fibula (cm)

Proximal

Middle

Distal

Proximal

Middle

Distal

1

32.00

1.71

1.25

1.68

2.11

1.80

2.06

2

32.50

2.45

1.49

1.58

2.00

1.82

1.89

3

38.00

2.57

1.92

2.26

1.25

1.89

2.83

4

38.00

3.12

1.80

2.88

1.52

1.66

2.01

5

35.50

2.81

2.03

2.03

1.34

1.72

2.42

6

35.50

3.02

1.65

2.84

1.43

1.83

2.23

7

36.00

2.88

2.04

2.30

1.49

1.66

2.02

8

36.00

3.11

2.09

2.41

1.43

1.81

2.18

9

36.50

2.23

1.89

2.07

2.00

2.45

2.83

10

36.50

2.34

1.73

2.24

1.81

2.67

2.62

11

34.50

2.65

2.12

2.34

1.54

1.81

2.64

12

34.50

2.78

2.07

2.11

1.61

2.02

2.73

13

30.00

3.91

1.42

2.20

2.20

2.47

2.34

14

30.00

3.69

1.29

2.05

1.84

2.51

2.35

15

35.00

3.10

1.87

2.06

1.99

2.00

2.40

16

35.00

3.01

1.99

2.08

2.03

2.11

2.34

17

37.00

3.06

1.85

2.13

1.97

2.31

2.44

18

37.00

3.14

2.02

2.07

2.04

2.27

2.36

19

36.80

3.32

1.75

2.17

1.84

2.45

2.18

20

36.80

3.27

1.91

2.21

1.79

2.32

2.22

21

35.70

2.89

1.98

2.56

2.01

2.65

2.56

22

35.70

3.08

2.01

2.04

1.98

2.01

2.06

23

33.90

3.52

1.67

1.89

1.76

1.86

2.21

24

33.90

2.99

2.08

1.75

2.10

2.11

1.97

25

35.00

3.30

2.12

2.00

2.31

2.06

2.01

26

36.50

3.00

1.98

2.03

1.82

1.95

2.00

± S

35.14 ± 2.10

2.96 ± 0.46

1.85 ± 0.25

2.15 ± 0.30

1.82 ± 0.28

2.09 ± 0.31

2.30 ± 0.27