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Table 4 Prevalence of foveal extrusion depending on femoral torsion and the presence of a quadratus femoris muscle edema in the MRI

From: Hip MRI in flexion abduction external rotation for assessment of the ischiofemoral interval in patients with hip pain—a feasibility study

  

Femoral torsiona

 

QFM Edema

 

Overall (N = 121)

High (N = 62)

Normal (N = 59)

p

Present (N = 8)

Absent (N = 113)

p

Neutral position

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

> .99

0 (0)

0 (0)

> .99

FABER position

33 (27)

17 (27)

16 (27)

.657

5 (63)

28 (25)

.021*

  1. High and normal femoral torsion are defined as > 30°/≤ 30° according to Murphy [16, 17]
  2. Data are N (%). QFM(E), Quadratus femoris muscle (edema), FABER Flexion-abduction-external rotation. *p < .05
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