ArticleEuropean radiology2019
Lumbar muscle volume in postmenopausal women with osteoporotic compression fractures: quantitative measurement using MRI.
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- The association between trunk muscle stiffness measured using shear wave elastography and VF in women aged 60 and over: a cross-sectional study.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 · 2026Article
- Intra- and inter-rater reliability of skeletal muscle mass MRI assessment among adults: a systematic review.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Review
- Degeneration of paraspinal and gluteus medius muscles in nonspecific chronic low back pain: a quantitative MRI study.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 · 2026Article
- Biomechanical assessment of vertebral fracture risk incorporating the effect of paraspinal muscles.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2026Article
- Psoas muscle mass measurement in assessment of imminent fracture risk after vertebral fracture: a single-center case-control study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Effects of modified vertebral bone quality score and paravertebral muscle mass on multiple osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective multicenter cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Crosstalk between osteoporosis and fat-infiltrated psoas at the upper lumbar levels.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 · 2025Article
- Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shows Sex-Specific Alterations During Musculoskeletal Aging-A Radio-Anatomic Investigation Involving 202 Individuals.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Experimental and clinical validation of an artificial intelligence metal artifact correction algorithm for low-dose following up CT of percutaneous vertebroplasty.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Role of effective atomic number of paraspinal muscles in the prediction of acute vertebral fracture risk assessment: a cross-sectional case-control study.The British journal of radiology · 2024Article
- The quality of bone and paraspinal muscle in the fragility osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a comprehensive comparison between different indicators.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Prediction of Subsequent Vertebral Fracture After Acute Osteoporotic Fractures from Clinical and Paraspinal Muscle Features.Calcified tissue international · 2024Article
- Exploring the interplay between paraspinal muscular status and bone health in osteoporosis and fracture risk: a comprehensive literature review on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Review
- Relation of bone mineral density with fat infiltration of paraspinal muscles: The Goutallier classification.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2024Article
- Lumbar muscle involvement in the occurrence of osteoporotic vertebral fracture.Research in diagnostic and interventional imaging · 2024Article
- Correlation analysis of the vertebral compression degree and CT HU value in elderly patients with osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Review
- Fatty infiltration of the multifidus muscle independently increases osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture risk.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Thoracolumbar fascia injury in osteoporotic vertebral fracture: the important concomitant damage.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- The association between paraspinal muscle degeneration and osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture severity in postmenopausal women.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the relationship between paraspinal and psoas muscle volumes and acute osteoporotic or low-bone-mass compression fractures of the lumbar spine in postmenopausal women.
methodsPatient data were retrieved retrospectively for postmenopausal women with L-spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry showing osteoporosis/low bone mass. Group 1 comprised eight women aged 60-80 years with MRI showing a single acute compression fracture. The age-matched group 2a (N = 12) and younger group 2b (N = 12) comprised of women whose MRIs showed no fractures. Cross-sectional MRIs of the paraspinal and psoas muscles and intramuscular fat volume for each muscle group were measured. Operator repeatability and reproducibility were obtained.
resultsGroup 1 showed significantly smaller lean muscle volume for all muscle groups at L5/S1. Intramuscular fat volume was also smaller in most muscle groups in group 1, though only reaching statistical significance at variable muscle groups and levels. Measurements show both good intrarater repeatability and interrater reproducibility of lean muscle volume estimations (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), 0.999 for rater A and 0.997 for rater B; Cronbach's alpha 0.995) and intramuscular fat volume estimations (ICC, 0.995 for rater A and 0.982 for rater B; Cronbach's alpha was 0.981).
conclusionsThis study provides the first quantitative evidence that compression fractures in postmenopausal women with underlying osteoporosis/low bone mass are associated with less paraspinal and psoas muscle volumes. Further longitudinal studies with larger cohorts are needed to verify this relationship. KEY POINTS: • The risk of osteoporotic compression fractures is higher in older women with smaller paraspinal muscle volume. • Older women show smaller paraspinal muscle volume and more intramuscular fat compared to younger controls.
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