The sural nerve has an average size of 3.7 mm (2) (± 0.05 mm (2)) for healthy subjects and 4.1 mm (2) (± 0.1 mm (2)) for those with achillodynia. The lateral (Mlat = 3.89 mm) and anterio-posterior (Map = 0.56 mm) movement of the sural nerve has a statistic significantly greater extent by the whole range of motion of dorsalflexion and plantarflexion than by flexion and extension of the kneejoint (Mlat: p = 0.008; Map: p = 0.0115) or by abduction and adduction of the hipjoint (Mlat: p = 0.0025; Map: p = 0.002) for group A. Within this study, no statistic significant differences between both groups could be observed regarding the dynamics and concerning the size of the sural nerve.
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