ArticleThe British journal of radiology2017
Magnetic resonance spectroscopic analysis of multifidus muscles lipid content and association with spinopelvic malalignment in chronic low back pain.
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- Imaging Evaluation of Fat Infiltration in Paraspinal Muscles on MRI: A Systematic Review with a Focus on Methodology.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Relationships between paraspinal muscle morphology and neurocompressive conditions of the lumbar spine: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Pooled it
- Associations Between Paraspinal Muscle Degeneration, Trunk Isokinetic Strengths, and Spinopelvic Alignment in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Fusion: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A novel multimodal AI-based radiomics approach for precision assessment of pain intensity in chronic nonspecific low back pain.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Article
- Incidence and risk factors of poor prognosis in patients with OVCF following day surgery of percutaneous kyphoplasty: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Impact of skeletal muscle mass of the trunk and extremities on standing spine parameters before and after surgery for adult spinal deformity with a minimum 2-year follow-up.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Observational
- NIR-II Imaging Guided Accurate Identification of Paraspinal Muscle Degeneration Through Targeting the Lysosomal Membrane Protein Sidt2.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Article
- The Application of Surface Electromyography Technology in Evaluating Paraspinal Muscle Function.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The effect of lumbar multifidus muscle degeneration on upper lumbar disc herniation.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Spinal‑pelvic sagittal imbalance and paraspinal muscle degeneration in patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: A monocentric, prospective and observational study.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Article
- Comparison of spinous process-splitting laminectomy versus posterolateral fusion for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Article
- The association between morphological characteristics of paraspinal muscle and spinal disorders.Annals of medicine · 2023Review
- Factors associated with low back pain in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Associations between potentially modifiable clinical factors and sagittal balance of the spine in older adults from the general population.Spine deformity · 2022Article
- The difference of paraspinal muscle between patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and normal middle-aged and elderly people, studying by propensity score matching.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Lumbar posterior group muscle degeneration: Influencing factors of adjacent vertebral body re-fracture after percutaneous vertebroplasty.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Analysis of Multifidus Muscle Lipid Contents and Association with Nociceptive Pain in Chronic Low Back Pain.Asian spine journal · 2021Article
- Degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients with proximal junctional kyphosis have lower muscularity, fatty degeneration at the lumbar area.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Article
- [Progress on the evaluation method of paraspinal muscle and its correlation with lumbar diseases].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2020Article
- Is the Lipid Content of the Psoas Major Correlated with Chronic Low Back Pain and Spinopelvic Alignment? A Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Study.Asian spine journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyze intramyocellular lipids (IMCLs) and extramyocellular lipids (EMCLs) of the multifidus muscle (Mm) using MR spectroscopy in chronic low back pain (CLBP) and control groups and to identify correlations with spinopelvic alignment.
methods40 patients (16 males, 24 females; mean age, 62.9 ± 1.9 years) whose visual analogue scale scores were >30 mm for CLBP were included. Furthermore, 40 control participants matched with the CLBP group subjects by sample size, gender and age (17 males, 23 females; mean age, 65.0 ± 1.2 years) were included. We compared the body mass index, physical workload, leisure time physical activity level, spinopelvic parameters, and IMCLs and EMCLs of the Mm between the groups. We also evaluated possible correlations of spinopelvic parameters with IMCLs and EMCLs of the Mm in the groups.
resultsThere were no statistically significant differences in body mass index, physical workload, exercise intensity level, spinopelvic parameters and EMCLs between the groups. The IMCLs were significantly higher in the CLBP group than in the control group (p < 0.01). In the CLBP group, there was a significantly negative correlation between IMCLs and lumbar lordosis (r = -0.64, p < 0.01) and a significantly positive correlation between IMCLs and sagittal vertical axis (r = 0.43, p < 0.01).
conclusionThe measurement of IMCLs might be a characteristic finding of CLBP as well as a precursor to spinal deformity. Advances in knowledge: IMCLs of the Mm may be a useful prognostic marker in rehabilitation strategies for patients with CLBP.
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