Table 2 Young’s moduli of various parts of the hip joint and comparison results between males and females (kPa)
From: Application of real-time shear wave elastography technology in healthy pediatric hip joints
Groups | Male | Female | t value/Z value | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young’s moduli | 95% medical reference value | Young’s moduli | 95% medical reference value | ||||
Femoral head () | 23.55 ± 4.62 | 14.49–32.61 | 24.12 ± 4.18 | 15.92–32.31 | -1.26(t value) | >0.05 | |
Acetabular lip () | 33.29 ± 7.13 | 19.32–47.26 | 33.41 ± 6.65 | 20.38–46.44 | -1.56(t value) | >0.05 | |
Acetabular cartilage apex () | 22.15 ± 4.54 | 13.25–31.05 | 22.67 ± 3.90 | 15.03–30.31 | -1.19(t value) | >0.05 | |
Gluteus medius M(Q1, Q3) | 11.91(10.96,13.27) | 6.05–22.45 | 12.31(10.98,13.40) | 9.01–19.82 | -0.73(Z value) | >0.05 | |
Gluteus minimus M(Q1, Q3) | 12.04(10.78,14.32) | 6.24–23.29 | 12.32(10.92,14.31) | 8.10-23.37 | -1.01(Z value) | >0.05 | |
Iliacus M(Q1, Q3) | 10.92(9.03,12.15) | 4.89–16.86 | 10.98(9.87,12.41) | 6.08–17.67 | -1.56(Z value) | >0.05 | |