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Table 1 Measurement results of the capsuloligamentous complex of the first MTPJ

From: High-resolution 3T magnetic resonance imaging and histological analysis of capsuloligamentous complex of the first metatarsophalangeal joint

 

No.

Mean (mm)

SD (mm)

Range (mm)

Central portion of the plantar plate

 Length

6

19.6

2.4

16.4–22.0

 Width

7

2.9

1.3

1.4–4.8

 Depth

8

0.5

0.2

0.3–1.1

Intersesamoid ligament

 Width

9

3.4

0.7

2.2–4.2

 Depth

9

2.5

0.6

1.4–3.4

Medial sesamoid phalangeal ligament;

 Length

9

11.0

2.1

7.5–14.3

 Width

9

3.4

0.8

2.3–4.5

 Depth

9

3.2

0.6

2.6–4.2

Lateral sesamoid phalangeal ligament;

 Length

9

7.9

0.7

6.7–8.8

 Width

9

3.7

0.7

2.8–5.2

 Depth

9

2.8

0.8

1.1–3.6

Medial metatarsosesamoid ligament;

 Length

5

5.4

0.9

3.9–6.3

 Width

5

0.3

0.1

0.2–0.4

Lateral metatarsosesamoid ligament;

 Length

5

6.1

1.9

3.6–7.9

 Width

5

0.3

0.0

0.3–0.4

Medial main collateral ligament

 Length

9

14.5

2.0

10.1–16.2

 Width

9

2.0

0.5

1.2–2.7

Lateral main collateral ligament

 Length

7

12.3

2.2

9.7–14.7

 Width

7

1.7

0.4

1.3–2.4

Medial head of the flexor hallucis brevis tendon

 Width

3

2.5

0.7

1.9–3.3

 Depth

3

0.4

0.2

0.3–0.7

Lateral head of the flexor hallucis brevis tendon

 Width

2

2.9

0.4

2.6–3.1

 Depth

2

0.3

0.1

0.3–0.4

Adductor hallucis tendon

 Width

5

5.7

1.6

3.4–7.4

Abductor hallucis tendon

 Width

5

2.8

0.3

2.4–3.1

  1. Abbreviations: No, number of the structures; SD, standard deviation