14 June 2023>: Clinical Research
A Case-Control Study of 40 Patients with Piriformis Muscle Syndrome to Evaluate Diagnostic Findings Using Two-Dimensional Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography
Mingmin Xu 1ABCDEFG , Bin Meng 1ABCD , Yan Xu 1ABCD , Zhe Geng 1ABCD , Jichao Hu 2ABCD , Xiaofang Zheng 1ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940214
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940214
Table 2 Comparison of piriformis muscle (PM) on the affected side and healthy side in patients (χ̄±s).
Groups | n | PM maximum thickness (mm) | E-mean (kPa) |
---|---|---|---|
Lesion side | 32 | 18.58±4.28 | 18.49±10.16 |
Healthy side | 32 | 14.42±3.37 | 8.56±4.06 |
t-value | 8.122 | 5.671 | |
0.000 | 0.000 |