Keywords:
Education and training, Education, Ultrasound, Musculoskeletal system
Authors:
A. Podda, T. Ceri, J. BEHR, S. Aubry; Besancon/FR
DOI:
10.1594/essr2018/P-0084
Results
Mean AP diameter of the PIN was 0.833 mm ± 0.208 upstream the arcade,
0.6 mm ± 0.173 at the level of the arcade and 0.486 mm ± 0.131 downstream.
T-test showed significant PIN diameter difference between the 3 segments (fig2).
The biggest difference was between upstream and downstream with a mean difference of 0.357 mm (-39% p <0.001).
Difference was smaller but still significant between the upstream and the arcade 0.233 mm (-27%,
p <0.001) and between the arcade and the downstream 0.114 mm (-16.7%,
p < 0.001).
There was no significant difference in the PIN diameter between right and left elbow.
Concerning anatomical dissection,
a flattening of the PIN was observed,
explaining the disparity of diameter.