Compare the clinical value of two minimally invasive approaches to locating radial nerve in the posterior humeral approach

Table 1 The overall results of two approaches of locating RN

	Operation time (min)	Operation time (min) (only RN exposure time)	Length of incision (cm)	Free subcutaneous area (cm²)
Ultrasound Group	28.600 ± 4.040	8.800 ± 1.790	16.020 ± 1.010	64.570 ± 4.090
PACN Group	11.800 ± 2.390	11.800 ± 2.390	19.680 ± 1.780	140.650 ± 17.230
t-value	21.000	9.487	4.893	12.403
p-value	0.000	0.001	0.008	0.000

PACN, posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve; RN, radial nerve; min, minute(s); cm, centimeter

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