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 3 Piriformis muscle (PM) analysis between the groups (χ̄±s).
| Groups | n | PM maximum thickness (mm) | E-mean (kPa) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 48 | 18.23±3.84 | 19.36±9.68 |
| Controls | 80 | 13.70±2.39 | 8.85±2.31 |
| 7.349 | 7.394 | ||
| 0.000 | 0.000 |