Paraspinal muscle characteristics on MRI in degenerative lumbar spine with normal bone density, osteopenia and osteoporosis: a case-control study

Abstract Background To investigate the difference of paraspinal muscles in patients with normal bone density, osteopenia and osteoporosis. Methods Patients undergoing surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis were included. Thirty-eight patients with osteoporosis were matched to patients with osteopenia an...

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Main Authors: Gengyu Han, Da Zou, Zexiang Liu, Siyu Zhou, Wei Li, Chunjie Gong, Zhuoran Sun, Weishi Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05036-y