Changes in cross-sectional areas of posterior extensor muscles in thoracic spine: a 10-year longitudinal MRI study

Changes in cross-sectional areas of posterior extensor muscles in thoracic spine: a 10-year longitudinal MRI study

Abstract Age-related changes in the posterior extensor muscles of the cervical and lumbar spine have been reported in some studies; however, longitudinal changes in the thoracic spine of healthy subjects are rarely reported. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate changes in the cross-sectional area...

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Main Authors: Hitoshi Umezawa, Kenshi Daimon, Hirokazu Fujiwara, Yuji Nishiwaki, Takehiro Michikawa, Eijiro Okada, Kenya Nojiri, Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Katoh, Kentaro Shimizu, Hiroko Ishihama, Nobuyuki Fujita, Takashi Tsuji, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto, Kota Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19000-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19000-2

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