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Table 2 Factors correlated with femoral rotation

From: Postoperative excessive external femoral rotation in revision total hip arthroplasty is associated with muscle weakness in iliopsoas and gluteus medius and risk for hip dislocation

Person’s correlation

r

P value

Age (years)

 − 0.01

0.93

Body mass index (kg/m2)

0.10

0.740

Preoperative femoral rotation

0.11

0.44

Leg length extension

 − 0.26

0.06

Change of femoral offset

 − 0.14

0.29

Postoperative anatomical stem anteversion

 − 0.54

0.001*

Size of psoas muscle

 − 0.09

0.53

Size of iliac muscle

 − 0.17

0.22

Size of gluteus maximus

 − 0.05

0.71

Size of gluteus medius

 − 0.09

0.49

CT density of psoas muscle

 − 0.29

0.03*

CT density of iliac muscle

 − 0.31

0.03*

CT density of gluteus maximus

 − 0.17

0.22

CT density of gluteus medius

 − 0.39

0.004*