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Investigation on the measurement sites of the cross-sectional areas of the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius

Authors: Daisuke Homma, Izumi Minato, Norio Imai, Dai Miyasaka, Yoshinori Sakai, Yoji Horigome, Hayato Suzuki, Yoichiro Dohmae, Naoto Endo

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Purposes

To verify the relationship between muscle volume and muscular strength of different cross-sectional areas (CSAs) of the gluteus maximus and medius, and to clarify the effective evaluation index.

Methods

Twenty healthy adults were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Magnetic resonance images were evaluated, and CSAs of the gluteus maximus and medius were calculated. Calculation sites were the peak CSA, lowest end of the sacroiliac joint CSA, and just above the femoral head CSA. Muscle volume and muscular strength were measured. The correlation between muscular CSA, muscle volume, and muscular strength was verified using Pearson’s correlation coefficient (p < 0.05). One-way analysis of variance and the Tukey–Kramer test were used to verify differences in each CSA (p < 0.05).

Results

A significantly positive correlation was found between muscular CSA, muscle volume, and muscular strength of both muscles (p < 0.05). For the gluteus maximus, the muscular CSA calculated just above the femoral head showed a significantly larger value than that calculated at the lowest end of the sacroiliac joint (p < 0.05). For the gluteus medius, the peak CSA and muscular CSA calculated at the lowest end of the sacroiliac joint were significantly larger than that calculated just above the femoral head (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

The maximum CSA of the gluteus maximus was found just above the femoral head and that of the gluteus medius was near the lowest end of the sacroiliac joint; hence, CSAs should be calculated at these sites. The CSA reflected muscle volume and strength.

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Title: Investigation on the measurement sites of the cross-sectional areas of the gluteus maximus and gluteus medius
Authors: Daisuke Homma
Izumi Minato
Norio Imai
Dai Miyasaka
Yoshinori Sakai
Yoji Horigome
Hayato Suzuki
Yoichiro Dohmae
Naoto Endo
Publication date: 01-01-2019
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-018-2099-9

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Methods

Results

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