Can fat infiltration in the multifidus muscle be a predictor of postoperative symptoms and complications in patients undergoing lumbar fusion for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis? A case–control study

Can fat infiltration in the multifidus muscle be a predictor of postoperative symptoms and complications in patients undergoing lumbar fusion for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis? A case–control study

Abstract Purpose This study aimed to explore whether 25% as the cutoff value of fat infiltration (FI) in multifidus (MF) could be a predictor of clinical outcomes of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) patients. Methods A total of 461 patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion for LSS with 1-yea...

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Main Authors: Gengyu Han, Da Zou, Xinhang Li, Shuquan Zhang, Zhenxu Li, Siyu Zhou, Wei Li, Zhuoran Sun, Weishi Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Clinical outcome
Fat infiltration
Lumbar spinal stenosis
Multifidus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03186-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03186-2

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