Review Article
The Fibularis (Peroneus) Tertius Muscle in Humans: A Meta-Analysis of Anatomical Studies with Clinical and Evolutionary Implications
Table 3
Origin, insertion, and size of PT.
| Studies | Nb of observed PT | Origin (%) | Insertion (%) | Tendon size | Distal half fibula | Distal third fibula | EDL tendon | Shaft M5 | Base M5 | M4-M5 | M4 | Tendon of the EDL | Length (cm) | Width (mm) |
| Bertelli and Khoury, 1991 | 40 | 40 (100) | 0 | 0 | 4 (10) | 32 (80) | 0 | 0 | 4 (10) | NR | NR |
| Bhatt et al., 2010 | 84 | 78 (92.8) | 0 | 6 (7.14) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 6.4 | NR |
| de Gusmão et al., 2013 | 62 | 28 (45.2) | 34 (54.8) | 0 | 48 (77.4) | 0 | 14 (22.6) | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| Domagala et al., 2006 (fetuses) | 321 | 180 (56) | 0 | 141 (44) | 32 (9.9) | 0 | 289 (90) | 0 | 0 | 0.36–1.7 | NR |
| Ercikti et al., 2016 | 42 | NR | NR | NR | 0 | R 15 (35.8) | R 3 (7.1) | R 4 (9.5) | 0 | R 6.22 | R 3.1 | L 15 (35.8) | L 4 (9.5) | L 1 (2.4) | L 5.77 | L 3.3 |
| Johnson, 1973 | 74 | NR | NR | NR | 9 (10.9) | 35 (47.3) | 10 (12.4) | 1 (1.2) | 13 (16) | NR | NR |
| Joshi et al., 2006 | 197 | R 50 (52.1) L 46 (45.5) | R 46 (47.92) L 55 (54.45) | 0 | R 33 (34.5) | R 44 (45.8) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | L 27 (26.7) | L 55 (54.4) |
| Kaneff, 1980 | 30 | 23 (75.7) | 0 | 7 (24.3) | 4 (14) | 23 (75.7) | 3 (10%) | 0 | 0 | NR | NR |
| Marin et al., 2006 | 30 | 25 (83.3) | 5 (16.7) | 0 | 27 (90) | 2 (7) | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 8.13 | NR |
| Rourke et al., 2007 | 77 | 77 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 (100) | 0 | 0 | 6.96 | 4.2 |
| Stevens et al., 1993 | 38 | 35 (92.11) | NR | NR | 28 (82.5) | NR | NR | NR | 4 (10) | NR | |
| Surekha et al., 2015 | 87 | 80 (91.9) | 0 | 7 (8.04) | 0 | 39 (44.8) | 22 (25.3) | 21 (24.1) | 0 | NR | NR |
| Verma and Seema, 2015 | 60 | 59 (98.3) | 0 | 1 (1.66) | 60 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Wood, 1866 | 61 | NR | NR | NR | 55 (90.2) | 2 (3.28) | 4 (6.5) | 0 | NR | NR |
| Wood, 1867 | 60 | NR | NR | NR | 56 (93.3) | | 4 (6.7) | 0 | NR | NR |
| Wood, 1868 | 69 | NR | NR | NR | 61 (88.4) | 2 (2.90) | 3 (4.3) | 3 (4.3) | NR | NR |
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NR: not reported, R: right, L: left, M: metatarsal, and EDL: extensor digitorum longus.
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