Table 1: Measurements between anatomic landmarks to neural structure or ankle joint gutter.

Portal: Landmark to Structure

Mean (range) (cm)

SE (cm)

Anteromedial:

 

 

Tibialis Anterior - medial gutter

1.10 (0.5-2.1)

0.492

Tibialis Anterior - saphenous nerve

1.39 (0.5-2.1)

0.412

Tibialis Anterior - saphenous vein

1.23 (0.2-2.2)

0.539

Anterolateral:

 

 

Peroneus Tertius - lateral gutter

1.31 (0.5-2.1)

0.423

Peroneus Tertius - IDCN*

0.23 (-1.2 - +1.8)

0.8137

Posterolatera:

 

 

Tibialis Anterior - lateral gutter

0.94 (0.1-1.8)

0.431

Tibialis Anterior - sural nerve

0.89 (0.1-2.2)

0.411

Posteromedial:

 

 

Achilles Tendon - medial gutter

0.73 (0.2-1.6)

0.447

Achilles Tendon - tibial nerve

0.90 (0.1-1.9)

0.449

*Intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve, mean distance not significantly different against all others (p = 0.181); SE: Standard error.