Anatomical Study of the Clavicles in a Chinese Population

Table 1

The length, width, thickness, and curvature of the clavicle in Chinese population.

Measurements	Total	Male	Female		Left	Right
Length
	144.2 ± 12.0	152.9 ± 9.3	135.6 ± 7.2	P < 0.05	144.9 ± 11.9	143.5 ± 12.2	P > 0.05
	39.7 ± 8.4	42.2 ± 8.4	37.2 ± 7.7	P < 0.05	40.0 ± 8.8	39.3 ± 8.1	P > 0.05
	61.5 ± 7.1	64.5 ± 7.3	58.5 ± 5.3	P < 0.05	60.8 ± 6.8	62.2 ± 7.7	P > 0.05
	43.5 ± 8.7	46.8 ± 8.9	40.2 ± 7.2	P < 0.05	44.2 ± 9.5	42.7 ± 7.8	P > 0.05
Width in the axial plane
	22.1 ± 3.6	24.1 ± 3.2	20.2 ± 2.8	P < 0.05	21.9 ± 3.9	22.3 ± 3.3	P > 0.05
	11.4 ± 2.1	12.7 ± 1.7	10.2 ± 1.3	P < 0.05	11.4 ± 1.9	11.5 ± 1.9	P > 0.05
	22.7 ± 4.1	25.1 ± 3.6	20.3 ± 2.9	P < 0.05	22.6 ± 4.2	22.8 ± 4.0	P > 0.05
Thickness in the coronal plane
	20.8 ± 6.0	21.1 ± 7.5	20.6 ± 4.1	P > 0.05	21.1 ± 6.2	20.5 ± 5.8	P > 0.05
	10.5 ± 1.9	11.7 ± 1.9	9.3 ± 1.0	P < 0.05	10.5 ± 1.6	10.5 ± 2.2	P > 0.05
	14.1 ± 3.8	16.3 ± 3.8	11.9 ± 2.2	P < 0.05	14.0 ± 3.9	14.2 ± 3.7	P > 0.05
Curvature in the axial plane
	63.2 ± 12.1	66.4 ± 12.8	60.0 ± 10.6	P < 0.05	63.4 ± 12.6	62.9 ± 11.8	P > 0.05
	29.4 ± 8.2	28.8 ± 8.2	30.0 ± 8.1	P > 0.05	29.0 ± 8.3	29.8 ± 8.1	P > 0.05
	17.4 ± 4.0	19.7 ± 3.0	15.2 ± 3.6	P < 0.05	17.3 ± 3.7	17.5 ± 4.3	P > 0.05
	12.7 ± 3.3	14.0 ± 3.5	11.3 ± 2.5	P < 0.05	12.7 ± 3.5	12.6 ± 3.2	P > 0.05
	148.1 ± 5.4	146.7 ± 4.9	149.6 ± 5.6	P < 0.05	148.7 ± 5.2	147.6 ± 5.6	P > 0.05
	146.6 ± 8.7	145.6 ± 9.4	147.6 ± 7.8	P > 0.05	147.5 ± 8.9	145.7 ± 8.4	P > 0.05
Curvature in the coronal plane
Type 2 (convex)
	4.5 ± 1.7	4.9 ± 1.8	4.0 ± 1.4	P > 0.05	4.9 ± 1.6	4.2 ± 1.8	P > 0.05
Type 3 (concave)
	−5.7 ± 1.7	−5.7 ± 1.9	−6.0 ± 0.8	P > 0.05	−6.3 ± 1.8	−5.3 ± 1.5	P > 0.05
Type 4 (S-shaped)
	−2.7 ± 1.0	−3.2 ± 1.2	−2.5 ± 0.9	P < 0.05	−2.8 ± 1.2	−2.7 ± 0.8	P > 0.05
	3.0 ± 1.4	3.2 ± 1.6	2.9 ± 1.3	P > 0.05	2.9 ± 1.3	3.1 ± 1.5	P > 0.05