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Table 5 Relationship between muscle cross-sectional area and ambulatory status improvement from 1-week post-surgery to discharge

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)

Improved ambulatory status group (IG)

(N = 59)

Stable ambulatory status group (SG)

(N = 33)

P-value

Psoas muscle

7.2 ± 1.9

7.7 ± 1.9

0.28

Paraspinal muscle

14.9 ± 3.4

13.6 ± 2.6

 < 0.001**

Gluteus maximus muscle

30.8 ± 5.5

32.2 ± 6.7

0.41

Gluteus medius muscle

25.7 ± 5.6

25.6 ± 5.8

0.89

  1. CSA cross-sectional area, **: p < 0.01
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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