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Table 3 Post-hoc Tukey’s Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) for distances FN, FB, BN and area FBN (n.s. = not significant)

From: A reproducible reference point for the common peroneal nerve during surgery at the posterolateral corner of the knee: a cadaveric study

Difference in groups

Distance FN (mm)

Distance FB (mm)

Distance BN (mm)

Area FBN (mm2)

Mean difference (95% CI)

p value

Mean difference (95% CI)

p value

Mean difference (95% CI)

p value

Mean difference (95% CI)

p value

0–30

− 1.84 (− 6.02–2.34)

n.s.

− 4.42 (− 19.71–10.88)

n.s.

− 3.33 (− 18.29–11.63)

n.s.

− 107.00 (− 340.69–126.70)

n.s.

0–60

− 2.85 (− 7.03–1.33)

n.s.

− 1.57 (− 16.86–13.73)

n.s.

3.65 (− 11.31–18.61)

n.s.

− 197.75 (− 431.45–35.95)

n.s.

0–90

− 0.21 (− 4.39–3.97)

n.s.

9.85 (− 5.44–25.14)

n.s.

20.57 (5.61–35.53)

< 0.001

− 43.12 (− 276.81–190.59)

n.s.

0–120

0.58 (− 3.60–4.76)

n.s.

20.09 (4.80–35.38)

0.004

40.98 (26.02–55.93)

< 0.001

127.18 (− 106.52–360.88)

n.s.

30–60

− 1.01 (− 5.19–3.17)

n.s.

2.85 (− 12.44–18.14)

n.s.

6.98 (− 7.98–21.94)

n.s.

− 90.75 (− 313.58–132.07)

n.s.

30–90

1.63 (− 2.55–5.81)

n.s.

14.27 (− 1.03–29.56)

n.s.

23.90 (8.94–38.86)

< 0.001

63.89 (− 158.94–286.71)

n.s.

30–120

2.43 (− 1.76–6.61)

n.s.

24.51 (9.22–39.80)

< 0.001

44.31 (29.35–59.27)

< 0.001

234.18 (11.36–457.00)

0.035

60–90

2.64 (−1.54–6.82)

n.s.

11.42 (− 3.87–26.71)

n.s.

16.92 (1.96–31.88)

0.019

154.64 (− 68.18–377.46)

n.s.

60–120

3.43 (− 0.75–7.61)

n.s.

21.66 (6.37–36.95)

0.002

37.33 (22.37–52.28)

< 0.001

324.93 (102.11–547.76)

0.001

90–120

0.79 (− 3.39–4.97)

n.s.

10.24 (− 5.05–25.53)

n.s.

20.41 (5.45–35.37)

0.003

170.29 (− 52.53–393.12)

n.s.