Spinal degeneration is associated with lumbar multifidus morphology in secondary care patients with low back or leg pain

Abstract Associations between multifidus muscle morphology and degenerative pathologies have been implied in patients with non-specific low back pain, but it is unknown how these are influenced by pathology severity, number, or distribution. MRI measures of pure multifidus muscle cross-sectional are...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey R. Cooley, Tue S. Jensen, Per Kjaer, Angela Jacques, Jean Theroux, Jeffrey J. Hebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18984-1