Research Article

The Superior Transverse Scapular Ligament in Fetuses

Table 2

Significance level of comparisons between STSL lengths and between STSL thicknesses at the lateral and medial extremities in each half of the body.

Comparisons Student’s -test ( )

LR LL0.65
TRL TLL0.43
TRM TLM0.20
TRL TRM0.50
TLL TLM

indicates a statistically significant difference in relation to TLL ( ).
LR: length of the superior transverse ligament of the right scapula; LL: length of the superior transverse ligament of the left scapula; TRL: thickness of the superior transverse ligament at the right lateral extremity; TRM: thickness of the superior transverse ligament at the right medial extremity; TLL: thickness of the superior transverse ligament at the left lateral extremity; TLM: thickness of the superior transverse ligament at the left medial extremity.