Anatomical and Biomechanical Characteristics of Peroneus Longus Tendon: Applications in Knee Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Peroneus longus tendon</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Diameter (mm)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Mean</td><td class="align_center">(Min–max)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Entire tendon folded in 4</td><td class="align_center">9.95 ± 1.27</td><td class="align_center">(8.0–13.0)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2/3 tendon folded in 4</td><td class="align_center">7.83 ± 0.77</td><td class="align_center">(6.5–9.5)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Dimensions of the peroneus longus tendon when folded in 4.</div>

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Table 2: Anatomical and Biomechanical Characteristics of Peroneus Longus Tendon: Applications in Knee Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery 