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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Muscle Nerve. 2015 Mar 31;52(4):512–520. doi: 10.1002/mus.24569

Table 2.

Table 2a. Frequency, severity, and asymmetry of upper extremity/shoulder girdle muscle involvement observed on T1-weighted WBMRI of 13 individuals with FSHD.

Muscle Number scored Percentage affected Mean fat infiltration score Percent asymmetric
Pectoralis Major 26 53.8% 1.92 15.4%
Teres Major 26 50.0% 1.96 23.1%
Triceps, Long head 12 33.3% 1.25 16.7%
Biceps, Short head 18 33.3% 1.33 11.1%
Pectoralis Minor 26 30.8% 1.23 15.4%
Biceps, Long head 20 30.0% 1.20 10.0%
Deltoid Middle 20 20.0% 0.40 0.0%
Brachialis 10 20.0% 0.60 20.0%
Deltoid Posterior 18 16.7% 0.56 11.1%
Deltoid, Anterior 20 10.0% 0.35 10.0%
Coracobrachialis 24 8.3% 0.17 0.0%
Supraspinatus 10 0.0% 0.00 0.0%
Infraspinatus 26 0.0% 0.08 0.0%
Subscapularis 26 0.0% 0.08 0.0%
Teres Minor 26 0.0% 0.04 7.7%
Table 2b. Frequency, severity, and asymmetry of lower extremity/hip girdle muscle involvement observed on T1-weighted WBMRI of 13 individuals with FSHD.
Muscle Number scored Percentage affected Mean fat infiltration score Percent asymmetric
Semimembranosus 26 92.3% 4.04 38.5%
Adductor longus 26 73.1% 2.96 46.2%
Gluteus Minimus 26 69.2% 2.42 7.7%
Tensor fascia lata 26 65.4% 2.31 23.1%
Biceps femoris, long head 26 61.5% 2.08 38.5%
Biceps femoris, short head 26 61.5% 2.62 38.5%
Semitendinosis 26 57.7% 2.00 53.8%
Gluteus Medius 26 53.8% 1.77 15.4%
Rectus femoris 26 53.8% 2.23 61.5%
Vastus medialis 26 50.0% 1.54 38.5%
Gracilis 26 50.0% 1.58 23.1%
Adductor magnus 26 50.0% 1.85 30.8%
Extensor digitorum longus 10 50.0% 2.00 60.0%
Adductor brevis 26 46.2% 1.77 46.2%
Sartorius 26 38.5% 1.23 30.8%
Tibialis anterior 22 36.4% 1.45 45.5%
Medial gastrocnemius 22 27.3% 1.23 18.2%
Peroneus longus 8 25.0% 1.38 25.0%
Piriformis 26 23.1% 0.85 38.5%
Vastus intermedius 26 23.1% 0.92 23.1%
Vastus lateralis 26 19.2% 0.77 15.4%
Gluteus Maximus 26 15.4% 0.81 7.7%
Lateral gastrocnemius 22 13.6% 0.82 9.1%
Iliopsoas 26 7.7% 0.35 15.4%
Pectineus 26 7.7% 0.27 15.4%
Psoas major 26 3.8% 0.27 15.4%
Quadratus femoris 26 3.8% 0.27 7.7%
Iliacus 26 0.0% 0.00 0.0%
Obturator internus 26 0.0% 0.04 7.7%
Obturator externus 26 0.0% 0.04 7.7%
Tibialis posterior 10 0.0% 0.40 0.0%
Popliteus 14 0.0% 0.29 0.0%
Soleus 6 0.0% 0.33 0.0%
Table 2c. Frequency, severity, and asymmetry of axial muscle involvement observed on T1-weighted WBMRI of 13 individuals with FSHD.
Muscle Number scored Percentage affected Mean fat infiltration score Percent asymmetric
Lower rectus abdominus 22 81.8% 3.64 0.0%
Lumbar medial erector spinae 26 80.8% 2.38 7.7%
Latissimus dorsi 24 79.2% 3.08 16.7%
Serratus anterior 24 79.2% 3.04 33.3%
Lumbar lateral erector spinae 26 73.1% 2.46 7.7%
Upper rectus abdominus 22 72.7% 2.82 9.1%
Thoracic medial erector spinae 26 69.2% 2.08 0.0%
Thoracic lateral erector spinae 26 69.2% 2.54 7.7%
Trapezius 16 50.0% 2.38 0.0%
Rhomboid 20 40.0% 1.80 20.0%
Quadratus lumborum 26 30.8% 1.23 0.0%