Pes Anserinus Structural Framework and Constituting Tendons Are Grossly Aberrant in Nigerian Population

Table 3

Mean values for the length and thickness of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus tendons between specimens.

Parameters	Total	Males	Females
Sartorius tendon
Length (mm)
Left	53.14	53.57	51.63
Right	52.18	50.02	59.74
Left + right	52.66	51.79	55.68
Thickness (mm)
Left	1.55	1.55	1.03
Right	1.43	1.59	1.39
Left + right	1.49	1.57	1.21
Gracilis tendon
Length (mm)
Left	120.72	118.10	129.85
Right	111.43	109.14	119.43
Left + right	116.07	113.63	124.64
Thickness (mm)
Left	1.97	1.90	2.23
Right	1.87	1.74	2.31
Left + right	1.92	1.82	2.27
Semitendinosus tendon
Length (mm)
Left	133.07	131.16	139.76
Right	130.04	127.57	138.73
Left + right	116.80	129.36	139.25
Thickness (mm)
Left	2.92	2.94	2.84
Right	2.77	2.74	2.9
Left + right	2.66	2.84	2.87

There was no statistical difference between male and female tendon (sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus) lengths and thicknesses.