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Table 1 The width of pronator quadratus and distances between pronator quadratus or fracture site to the distal radial edge

From: Clinical study of the Pronator Quadratus muscle: anatomical features and feasibility of Pronator-Sparing Surgery

 

Mean (mm)

Range (mm)

PQ width

37.2

30-49

PQ-lunate

16.2

12-19

PQ-scaphoid

17.6

11-29

Fracture-lunate

12.2

7.3-17

Fracture-scaphoid

13.2

9.4-18.8

  1. PQ: pronator quadratus; PQ-lunate:distance from pronator quadratus to lunate fossa; PQ-scaphoid: distance from pronator quadratus to scaphoid fossa; Fracture-lunate: distance from fracture site to lunate fossa; Fracture-scaphoid: distance from fracture site to scaphoid fossa.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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