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Table 3 Histology scores for lateral gluteus medius tendon layers

From: The pathological features of hip abductor tendon tears – a cadaveric study

 

Superficial

Middle

Deep

p-value*

Tears

6.0 (2.4)

8.7 (2.2)

11.5 (3.0)

0.0002

No tears

2.0 (1.7)

3.4 (1.6)

4.2 (2.5)

0.19

p-value+

0.0018

0.00050

0.00031

 
  1. + p-value for tears vs no tears for each tendon layer
  2. *p-value for difference in layers for samples with and without tears
  3. Two way ANOVA - column factor (tendon layer) p = 0.0002, row factor (presence of tears) p < 0.0001, interaction p = 0.14
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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