Table 4.
Mean CSA in mm2for muscles of injured and non-injured leg with percentage difference and a comparison between men and women
| |
Men (N=40) |
Women (N= 22) |
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Non-injured | Diff% | Injured | Non-injured | Diff% | p-value | |
| Quadriceps |
6070 |
6420 |
−5.3% |
4344 |
4615 |
−5.8% |
0.833 |
| Sartorius |
438 |
440 |
0.2% |
298 |
294 |
1.7% |
0.613 |
| Gracilis |
361 |
353 |
3.7% |
293 |
282 |
5.4% |
0.679 |
| Semimembranosus |
1452 |
1450 |
0.7% |
1112 |
1174 |
−4.7% |
0.026 |
| Semitendinosus |
657 |
633 |
9.5% |
540 |
562 |
−2.3% |
0.108 |
| Biceps femoris | 1846 | 1807 | 2.6% | 1413 | 1429 | −0.4% | 0.256 |