Table 1: Measurements between anatomic landmarks to neural structure or ankle joint gutter.
Portal: Landmark to Structure |
Mean (range) (cm) |
SE (cm) |
Anteromedial: |
|
|
Tibialis Anterior - medial gutter |
1.10 (0.5-2.1) |
0.492 |
Tibialis Anterior - saphenous nerve |
1.39 (0.5-2.1) |
0.412 |
Tibialis Anterior - saphenous vein |
1.23 (0.2-2.2) |
0.539 |
Anterolateral: |
|
|
Peroneus Tertius - lateral gutter |
1.31 (0.5-2.1) |
0.423 |
Peroneus Tertius - IDCN* |
0.23 (-1.2 - +1.8) |
0.8137 |
Posterolatera: |
|
|
Tibialis Anterior - lateral gutter |
0.94 (0.1-1.8) |
0.431 |
Tibialis Anterior - sural nerve |
0.89 (0.1-2.2) |
0.411 |
Posteromedial: |
|
|
Achilles Tendon - medial gutter |
0.73 (0.2-1.6) |
0.447 |
Achilles Tendon - tibial nerve |
0.90 (0.1-1.9) |
0.449 |
*Intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve, mean distance not significantly different against all others (p = 0.181); SE: Standard error.