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Table 6 Relationship between cross-sectional area of muscle and ambulatory status at final follow-up

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 = 29)

Low ambulatory status group (LG)

(N = 26)

P-value

Psoas muscle

7.2 ± 1.7

6.8 ± 1.7

0.39

Paraspinal muscle

15.9 ± 3.1

13.3 ± 3.2

0.004**

Gluteus maximus muscle

31.7 ± 5.1

30.1 ± 5.5

0.25

Gluteus medius muscle

27.4 ± 6.4

23.7 ± 5.0

0.02*

  1. CSA cross-sectional area, *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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