Table 3. Magnetic resonance MFI % in groups across all 4 time points.

Data displayed as mean (SD).

< 1 week of MVC (t1)	Recovered (n = 13)	Mild (n = 12)	Severe (n = 11)
Deep	17.5 (4.2)	19.8 (7.5)	21.1 (6.5)
Superficial	7.9 (3.8)	10.7 (4.2)	7.6 (4.1)
2 weeks after MVC (t2)	Recovered (n = 13)	Mild (n = 12)	Severe (n = 11)
Deep	17.3 (4.0)	19.5 (7.0)	21.6 (5.9)
Superficial	7.7 (4.2)	9.1 (3.2)	7.7 (3.6)
3 months after MVC (t3)	Recovered (n = 13)	Mild (n = 12)	Severe (n = 11)
Deep	17.8 (4.7)	19.1 (6.7)	22.1 (6.1)
Superficial	8.4 (5.2)	9.8 (3.2)	7.3 (3.2)
12 months after MVC (t4)	Recovered (n = 13)	Mild (n = 12)	Severe (n = 11)
Deep	17.0 (5.3)	19.9 (7.8)	22.2 (6.2)
Superficial	7.0 (3.5)	9.6 (3.4)	10.0 (3.2)

MFI: Muscle Fat Infiltration

MVC: Motor Vehicle Collision

t1: time point 1

t2: time point 2

t3: time point 3

t4: time point 4