ArticleGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2019
Relationship Between L4/5 Lumbar Multifidus Cross-Sectional Area Ratio and Fall Risk in Older Adults with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Retrospective Study.
Article in Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06079580 (Examination of Multifidus Muscle and Balance in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Examination of Multifidus Muscle and Balance in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Comparison Between Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy and Fenestration in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Trial
- Association between frailty status and pain, balance, and quality of life in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Investigating the relationship between sagittal spinal curvature and fall incidence and fall risk among elderly nursing home residents.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2024Article
- Prediction of Subsequent Vertebral Fracture After Acute Osteoporotic Fractures from Clinical and Paraspinal Muscle Features.Calcified tissue international · 2024Article
- Assessment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis as a Risk Factor for Development of Sleep Disorder: The Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study (LOHAS).International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
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- Longitudinal study of risk factors for decreased cross-sectional area of psoas major and paraspinal muscle in 1849 individuals.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Association between Trunk Muscle Strength and Fall Risk in Older Men and Women with Lumbar Spondylosis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Postural Sway during Local Vibratory Stimulation for Proprioception in Elderly Individuals with Pre-Sarcopenia.Physical therapy research · 2020Article
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Abstract
Various factors, including spinal deformities and trunk muscle atrophy, greatly affect the fall risk among older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). However, the etiology of falls in older adults with degenerative LSS and trunk muscle atrophy is poorly understood. We investigated the association between trunk muscle atrophy and falls in older LSS patients. This retrospective study included 99 hospitalized older adults with LSS. Participants completed self-reported fall score questionnaires and were divided into the fall risk (n = 30) and non-fall risk (n = 69) groups. The patients' low back pain visual analog scale score, Geriatric Depression Scale score, sagittal vertical axis, L4/5 lumbar multifidus cross-sectional area ratio (LMCSAR), and center of pressure (COP) values during quiet standing were evaluated. The fall risk group had a lower L4/5 LMCSAR (
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