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Table 2 Angles between the tendon outside the fascia to different bones and inside the fascia to different bones at different heights while transferring

From: Posterior tibialis tendon transfer via the circumtibial route: a cadaveric limb analysis

Height of level (cm)

Angle (°)

α

β

γ

3

-

-

-

4

-

-

-

5

130 ± 5.6

125 ± 7.1

120 ± 4.8

6

145 ± 6.1

137 ± 8.3

133 ± 7.1

7

152 ± 4.5

145 ± 4.8

140 ± 3.9

8

161 ± 6.8

155 ± 7.6

145 ± 5.7

9

168 ± 4.2

160 ± 5.1

154 ± 4.9

10

177 ± 2.1

170 ± 3.1

164 ± 3.7

11

178 ± 1.8*

171 ± 2.4*

165 ± 3.3*

  1. *Significance (p > 0.05), “α,” “β,” and “γ” at a height of 11 cm compared with “α,” “β,” and “γ” at a height of 10 cm.