Superficial Tunica Albuginea Rupture as Initial Starting Point of Peyronie’s Disease: A Topic for Interdisciplinary Consideration

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">The length of the penis in erect state (cylinder)</td><td align="center">140 mm</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Diameter of penis in erect state</td><td align="center">30 mm</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Circumference of penis in erect state</td><td align="center">94,2 mm</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Mass of penis (estimated)</td><td align="center">0,2 kg</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Tunica albuginea width in erect state</td><td align="center">between 1 mm and 2 mm</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Maximum inner pressure—100 per cent filling</td><td align="center">200 mmHg = 26,6 kPa</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Density of blood</td><td align="center">1,055 g/cm³</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Highest possible stress of the tunica</td><td align="center">120 N/cm<sup>2</sup></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Velocity of movement</td><td align="center">10 cm/s</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 2: Superficial Tunica Albuginea Rupture as Initial Starting Point of Peyronie’s Disease: A Topic for Interdisciplinary Consideration 