Research Article

Anatomical Bases of the Temporal Muscle Trigger Points

Table 2

Description of temporal muscle measurements by sex.

VariableSexTotal
Female ()Male ()

Right temporal muscle
AB (cm)
0.001
 Median (min.; max.)8.25 (7.50; 9.00)11.25 (9.00; 14.0)8.75 (7,5; 14,0)
CD (cm)
0.020
 Median (min.; max.)7.50 (7.00; 9.00)9.50 (7.50; 10.50)7.75 (7.00; 10.50)
Left temporal muscle
AB (cm)
0.029
 Median (min.; max.)8.75 (8.00; 11.00)11.50 (8.00; 14.50)9.50 (8.00; 14.50)
CD (cm)
0.081
 Median (min.; max.)7.75 (6.50; 10.00)9.25 (7.00; 10.50)8.25 (6.50; 10.50)

Note: Student’s test; ; .