Research Article
Relationships among Coracobrachialis, Biceps Brachii, and Pectoralis Minor Muscles and Their Correlation with Bifurcated Coracoid Process
Table 1
Morphometric parameters according to sex and body side. All data are presented in millimeters.
| Parameter | Sex | value | Body side | value | Females | Males | Right | Left |
| Pectoralis muscle | Width | 11.63 (3.30) | 13.84 (3.83) | 0.0015 | 12.63 (3.64) | 12.00 (3.58) | 0.3929 | Thickness | 2.78 (1.02) | 2.92 (1.08) | 0.5419 | 2.91 (1.08) | 2.74 (0.99) | 0.2946 |
| Coracoid—short head | Width | 11.91 (3.71) | 13.04 (3.91) | 0.2793 | 12.39 (3.65) | 12.02 (3.93) | 0.7874 | Thickness | 3.25 (1.24) | 3.73 (1.02) | 0.0563 | 3.43 (1.19) | 3.33 (1.22) | 0.7649 |
| Coracobrachialis 1/medial | Width | 7.87 (2.14) | 8.77 (2.63) | 0.1356 | 8.28 (2.19) | 8.14 (2.55) | 0.7825 | Thickness | 2.50 (0.79) | 2.99 (1.02) | 0.1468 | 2.63 (0.92) | 2.74 (0.90) | 0.5498 |
| Coracobrachialis 2/lateral | Width | 9.82 (3.87) | 7.63 (4.10) | 0.1388 | 8.71 (4.14) | 9.08 (4.09) | 0.8738 | Thickness | 3.14 (1.71) | 2.24 (0.71) | 0.0062 | 2.83 (1.77) | 2.67 (0.98) | 0.8567 |
| Short head of biceps brachii | Width | 6.76 (2.16) | 6.77 (1.64) | 0.8041 | 6.64 (1.97) | 6.89 (2.00) | 0.6498 | Thickness | 2.06 (0.63) | 2.38 (0.85) | 0.0451 | 2.17 (0.70) | 2.19 (0.77) | 1.0000 | Tendon length | 75.83 (19.66) | 78.98 (20.77) | 0.2665 | 78.65 (18.68) | 74.90 (21.23) | 0.3356 | Belly length | 159.34 (18.65) | 166.35 (21.82) | 0.0009 | 158.81 (20.61) | 164.30 (18.91) | 0.1469 |
| Myotendinous junction | Width | 8.48 (2.86) | 9.01 (2.47) | 0.1535 | 8.32 (2.64) | 9.00 (2.83) | 0.1455 | Thickness | 3.18 (1.21) | 3.79 (1.83) | 0.0118 | 3.27 (1.01) | 3.48 (1.81) | 0.9621 |
| Coracobrachialis 1/medial length | 117.90 (20.57) | 126.41 (21.32) | 0.0376 | 121.80 (18.25) | 119.35 (23.80) | 0.7145 | Coracobrachialis 2/lateral length | 102.70 (25.86) | 111.89 (32.82) | 0.0235 | 104.62 (30.26) | 108.35 (27.71) | 0.6266 | Coracobrachialis 3 length | 49.14 (16.30) | 65.21 (33.97) | 0.5309 | 56.57 (27.35) | 57.78 (28.85) | 1.0000 |
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Level of significance level according to the Bonferroni correction was 0.003 and marked with . |