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Fatty infiltration of the gluteus medius (GMed) and gluteus minimus (GMin) of both hips was graded on MRI. Grades consisted of a whole number (\u20132 to +2) corresponding to muscle thickness compared with mean values; a decimal number (0 to 0.4) representing various ratios of fat-to-muscle area; and a letter A (anterior), P (posterior), B (both), or N (none) indicating fat localization. Demographic information and details of MRI-identified hip pathology were collected for each patient. Kappa coefficients were calculated to determine intra- and interrater reliability. Descriptive data were compiled, and Wilcoxon rank sums were used to determine significant differences in grades based on pathology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      For both GMed and GMin, median muscle thickness was \u22641 SD of the reference value. In most cases, fat content fell between 0% and 50% in GMin and 0% and 25% in GMed. Fat was predominantly localized to the anterior portion of both muscles. Intra- and interrater reliability was moderate to substantial in all grading categories. Higher grades for fat content in the GMin and GMed correlated with tendon tear, tendinosis, and intra-articular cartilage loss (GMin:\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .002,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001; GMed:\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .03,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .001,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .005, respectively). Higher fat content grades in the GMin were also associated with labral tear (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .03), and in the GMed with greater trochanteric bursitis (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .02). There was a positive association between width of the GMed and incidence of tendon tear, tendinosis, and intra-articular cartilage loss (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .006,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .006,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .047, respectively).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This newly described classification system offers a straightforward method of grading fatty atrophy in hip abductor muscles and demonstrates correlation with various hip pathologies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/23259671251415560","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]],"date-time":"2026-07-15T12:55:40Z","timestamp":1784120140000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A Novel MRI Classification System for Hip Abductor Muscle Atrophy: The Wisconsin Hip Abductor (WHAb) Classification System"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Megan N.","family":"Baughman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Donna G.","family":"Blankenbaker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samuel J.","family":"Mosiman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Reagan S.H.","family":"Beyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anchal P.","family":"Dhawan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Madeline R.","family":"Tabor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ariel H.","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1243-9726","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrea M.","family":"Spiker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.apmr.2016.10.009"},{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","first-page":"34","article-title":"Changes in muscle volume and composition after treatment of hip dysplasia with periacetabular osteotomy","volume":"41","author":"Bartschat NI","year":"2021","unstructured":"Bartschat NI, Fatemi N, Westermann R, et al. 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