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Table 8 Association between clinical stage according to MRI finding (n = 70)

From: Shoulder adhesive capsulitis: can clinical data correlate with fat-suppressed T2 weighted MRI findings?

MRI finding

Stage group

Test value

p-value

Stage 1 (n = 17)

Stage 2 (n = 27)

Stage 3 and 4 (n = 26)

Qualitative findings

     

Capsular edema

     

Glenoid

     

Absent

8 (47.1%)

14 (51.9%)

21 (80.8%)

x2: 6.631

0.036*

Present

9 (52.9%)

13 (48.1%)

5 (19.2%)

Humeral

     

Absent

8 (47.1%)

10 (37.0%)

21 (80.8%)

x2: 10.949

0.004*

Present

9 (52.9%)

17 (63.0%)

5 (19.2%)

Extra capsular edema

     

Anterior

     

Absent

10 (58.8%)

14 (51.9%)

21 (80.8%)

x2: 5.116

0.077

Present

7 (41.2%)

13 (48.1%)

5 (19.2%)

Posterior

     

Absent

12 (70.6%)

16 (59.3%)

21 (80.8%)

x2: 2.922

0.232

Present

5 (29.4%)

11 (40.7%)

5 (19.2%)

Obliteration of subcoracoid fat triangle

     

Absent

15 (88.2%)

7 (25.9%)

13 (50.0%)

FE: 16.496

0.002*

Partial obliteration

0 (0.0%)

4 (14.8%)

2 (7.7%)

Complete obliteration

2 (11.8%)

16 (59.3%)

11 (42.3%)

Effusion of biceps tendon sheath

     

Absent

2 (11.8%)

7 (25.9%)

13 (50.0%)

x2: 7.590

0.022*

Present

15 (88.2%)

20 (74.1%)

13 (50.0%)

Quantitative findings

     

Capsular thickening

     

Glenoid (mm)

     

Mean ± SD

5.45 ± 1.39

6.04 ± 1.39

5.92 ± 1.04

F: 1.187

0.312

Range

2.87–8

3–7.7

4–7.6

Humeral (mm)

     

Mean ± SD

5.61 ± 2.00

4.65 ± 1.47

4.27 ± 1.90

F: 3.705

0.019*

Range

2.5–8.8

2–7

1.5–9.03

Axillary recess

     

Height (mm)

     

Mean ± SD

7.86 ± 2.21

6.63 ± 2.92

5.64 ± 2.11

F: 2.683

0.005*

Range

5.2–11.6

3.49–13.5

3.2–10

Width (mm)

     

Mean ± SD

3.05 ± 1.83

2.24 ± 0.94

1.95 ± 0.77

F: 2.024

0.019*

Range

1.2–6.8

1.1–3.5

0.9–2.7

  1. Using: F: one way analysis of variance; x2: Chi-square test; Fisher’s exact test
  2. p-value > 0.05 NS; *p-value < 0.05 S