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Table 3 Relationship between cross-sectional area of muscle and ambulatory status before injury

From: Correlation between preoperative CT scan of the paraspinal, psoas, and gluteus muscles and postoperative ambulatory status in patients with femoral neck fractures

CSA (cm2)

High ambulatory status group (HG)

(N = 69)

Low ambulatory status group (LG)

(N = 23)

P-value

Psoas muscle

7.3 ± 1.9

7.5 ± 2.2

0.94

Paraspinal muscle

14.9 ± 3.3

13.0 ± 2.3

0.01*

Gluteus maximus muscle

31.4 ± 6.1

30.9 ± 5.5

0.68

Gluteus medius muscle

26.4 ± 5.5

23.5 ± 5.8

0.03*

  1. CSA cross sectional area, *: p < 0.05
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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