Fatty infiltration of the gluteus medius and minimus muscles: volumetric analysis of both hips in patients with unilateral greater trochanteric pain syndrome using 2-point-Dixon MRI
In females, asymptomatic hips showed average volumetric fat fractions of 19% for Gmin and 13% for Gmed; with lower values in males, of 15% and 12%, respectively. Whole muscle volumes in asymptomatic hips for Gmin and Gmed were 77.2 cm<sup>3</sup>, 270.1 cm<sup>3</sup> in females, and 107.1 cm<sup>3</sup>, 408.1 cm<sup>3</sup> in males. Using volumetric fat fractions, abductor muscle fat content was significantly higher in symptomatic GTPS hips compared to asymptomatic hips.
Authors
- Patrick Oliver Zingg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0300-3576)
- Georg Wilhelm Kajdi
- Reto Sutter
- Sophia Samira Goller
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Universitätsklinik Balgrist (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Insights into Imaging
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-025-02175-3
- Primary Topic
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00