Table 1 Baseline characteristics of cadavers.

From: Dorsoradial ligament reconstruction versus imbrication for restoring trapeziometacarpal joint stability: a comparative biomechanical study

Specimen

Age (years)

Sex

Cause of death

APL tendon width (mm)

Side

Procedure

A

58

Male

Stomach cancer

5.8

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction

B

69

Male

Sepsis

6.5

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction

C

87

Male

Septic shock

5.3

Right

Reconstruction

    

Left

Capsulodesis

D

75

Male

Heart failure

3.2

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction

E

86

Male

Pneumonia

5.6

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction

F

82

Male

Sepsis

7.2

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction

G

71

Female

Lung cancer

3.1

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction

H

73

Female

Heart failure

2.8

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction

I

70

Male

Heart failure

5.7

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction

J

68

Male

Prostate cancer

6.8

Right

Reconstruction

    

Left

Capsulodesis

K

65

Female

Sepsis

4.3

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction

L

73

Female

Pneumonia

4.6

Right

Capsulodesis

    

Left

Reconstruction