ArticleInternational orthopaedics2022
Fatty infiltration of hip muscles and trochanteric soft tissue thickness are associated with hip fractures in the elderly.
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- Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers of soft tissue injury and their association with postoperative outcomes in intertrochanteric femoral fractures: A retrospective study.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Improved prediction of hip fracture using multi-faceted biomechanical computed tomography.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2026Article
- Effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Preoperative computed tomography assessment of peri-hip muscles in patients with femoral neck fracture and its impact on postoperative walking function.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Association of physical activity with fatty infiltration of muscles after total hip arthroplasty.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeApart from bone conditions, muscle and soft tissue parameters might also influence hip fractures. We aimed to evaluate the association between hip muscle and trochanteric soft tissue parameters and hip fractures.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 60 patients with hip fractures and 114 controls without hip fractures. Cases and controls were matched for age, sex, and body mass index using propensity score matching. Muscle cross-sectional area (CSA), mean attenuation, and fatty infiltration rate (FIR) (proportion of intramuscular fat content) were measured on CT images for the gluteus maximus, the gluteus medius/minimus, and the anterior and medial compartments of the upper thigh. Trochanteric soft tissue thickness (TSTT) and femoral neck attenuation were also measured. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to identify potential risk factors of hip fractures.
resultsPatients with hip fractures had significantly lower femoral neck attenuation, TSTT, and CSA of the gluteus maximus and anterior compartment than controls. FIR of all hip muscle groups were significantly higher in hip fracture patients than controls. Multivariate analysis revealed that every 1% increase in FIR of medial compartment independently increased the odds of hip fractures by 23.7% (OR = 1.237, 95% CI = 1.093-1.401) and every 1 cm longer TSTT independently decreased the odds by 32.8% (OR = 0.672, 95% CI = 0.477-0.946).
conclusionFatty infiltration of hip muscles can better discriminate hip fractures than muscle area. Increased TSTT is independently associated with low fracture risk.
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