Research Article

Thickness of the Deltoid Muscle and Location of the Anterior Branch of the Axillary Nerve and the Posterior Circumflex Humeral Artery for Deltoid Injections

Table 1

Mean values of the reference line measurements (unit: cm).

MeasurementsTotal ()Males ()Females ()

AP-PP length0.002
OP-DP length0.517

SD: standard deviation; AP: the anterior point of the acromion; DP: the lowest point of the deltoid tuberosity; PP: the posterior point of the acromion; OP: the origin point of the reference line (-axis).