Keywords:
Musculoskeletal system, Musculoskeletal joint, MR, PACS, Image compression, Developmental disease, Education and training
Authors:
L. Aghaghazvini, M. Tahmasebi, H. Sheidaee, S. Mirkarimi, M. Shakiba; Tehran/IR
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-3058
Results
A total of 100 subjects (53 cases and 47 controls were) enrolled in the study.
The mean age among patients and controls were 35.2±7 and 31.9±8.1 years,
respectively (P=0.035).
The mean weight was 73.2±14.2 Kg in patients and 73.7±11.1 Kg in controls (P=0.84).
The mean BMI was 25.4±4.8 in patients and 24.1±4.1 in controls (P=0.14) [TABLE 1].
The mean TT-TGD was 12.3±3.3 mm (range:3-20) in patients and 9.3±2.4 mm (range:3-13) in controls (P<0.001)[Chart 1].
The TT-TGD was ≤13 mm in 34 patients (64.2%) and >13 mm in 18 patients (34%) (the TT-TGD value in one patient was missing).
Among 18 patients with TT-TGD>13 mm,
the TT-TGD was ≤18 mm in 16 patients (30.2%) and two patients showed TT-TGD=20 mm (3.8%).
Also,
the TT-TGD was ≤10 mm in 35 controls and between 11-13 mm in 12 others (25.5%).
The TT-TGD was 13 mm in 5 patients (10.6%) (P<0.001).
The correlation coefficients between BMI and TT-TGD in patients and controls were -0.14 and -0.10,
respectively (both Ps>0.32).
In addition,
the correlation coefficients between TT-TGD and height as well as weight and BMI were not significant between the patient and control groups.
The regression coefficient for linear model considering the TT-TGD and age and BMI was < 0.1 and non-significant.
The mean VAS in patients was 8.7±1.1 (7-10).
Correlation coefficient of VAS with TT-TGD was 0.18 (P=0.18).