Abstract Background Context Although previous studies have investigated the association
between paraspinal muscle morphology and low back pain (LBP), the results are conflicting …

Low back pain disorders affect more than 80% of adults in their lifetime and are the leading
cause of global disability. The muscles attaching to the spine (ie, paraspinal muscles) are …

Study Design. Retrospective chart analysis of 199 individuals aged 18 to 80 years
scheduled for lumbar spine surgery. Objective. The purpose of this study was to quantify …

Purpose Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a disabling condition associated with narrowing of
the spinal canal or vertebral foramina. Paraspinal muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration have …

Study design A retrospective study. Objective To evaluate the different degeneration
patterns of paraspinal muscles in degenerative lumbar diseases and their correlation with …

Abstract Background Context Adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) is one of the major
complications after lumbar fusion. Several studies have evaluated the risk factors of ASD …

Purpose To investigate asymmetry in size and composition of the multifidus and erector
spinae in patients with posterolateral disc herniation and concordant radicular symptoms …

Background Low back pain is a common public health problem associated with lumbar
intervertebral disc degeneration. It is still unclear, however, whether intervertebral disc …

Study Design. A cross-sectional imaging study of paraspinal muscle degeneration using a
new index for easy evaluation. Objective. To examine the natural progression of age-related …

Objective: Fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscle is associated with spinal disorders. It can be
assessed qualitatively (ie, Goutallier classification) and quantitatively using image …