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Table 1 CSA in mm 2 , mean and SD, for injured and non-injured side respectively and mean of percentage difference between injured and non-injured side with p-value

From: Muscle morphometric effect of anterior cruciate ligament injury measured by computed tomography: aspects on using non-injured leg as control

 

Injured

Non-injured

Diff%

p-value

All patients (N=62)

    

Quadriceps

5458 (1230)

5780 (1219)

−5.5%

<0.001

Sartorius

388 (103)

388 (105)

0.7%

0.583

Gracilis

337 (86)

328 (93)

4.3%

0.029

Semimembranosus

1331 (278)

1352 (266)

−1.2%

0.289

Semitendinosus

616 (237)

608 (231)

5.3%

0.134

Biceps femoris

1692 (355)

1673 (337)

1.5%

0.233

Right-sided injury (N=26)

    

Quadriceps

5142 (1257)

5603 (1224)

−8.5%

< 0.001

Sartorius

393 (108)

382 (108)

3.7%

0.113

Gracilis

343 (94)

315 (97)

10.7%

0.005

Semimembranosus

1307 (302)

1283 (246)

1.7%

0.405

Semitendinosus

638 (253)

595 (221)

8.3%

0.024

Biceps femoris

1664 (402)

1595 (369)

4.4%

0.029

Left-sided injury (N=36)

    

Quadriceps

5686 (1176)

5907 (1217)

−3.3%

0.024

Sartorius

385 (101)

393 (104)

−1.4%

0.371

Gracilis

332 (81)

337 (90)

−0.3%

0.870

Semimembranosus

1349 (262)

1401 (273)

−3.4%

0.013

Semitendinosus

600 (226)

617 (241)

3.1%

0.570

Biceps femoris

1712 (321)

1729 (305)

−0.6%

0.732