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Observational studyMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2025

Association of Quadratus Lumborum Muscle Stiffness with Chronic Low Back Pain Features: An Observational Study.

Mónica López-Redondo, Davinia Vicente-Campos, Javier Álvarez-González, Alberto Roldán-Ruiz, Sandra Sánchez-Jorge, Jorge Buffet-García, Gabriel Rabanal-Rodríguez, Juan Antonio Valera-Calero

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Observational study in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Answer to the letter to the editor of E. Gurun concerning "Quadratus lumborum muscle stiffness in chronic non-specific low back pain: a diagnostic accuracy study" by M. López-Redondo, et al. (Eur spine J [2025]; doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09114-2).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 · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mónica López-RedondoFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1956-1903
Davinia Vicente-CamposFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1467-4175
Javier Álvarez-GonzálezFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3574-7625
Alberto Roldán-RuizFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0009-0001-1950-2778
Sandra Sánchez-JorgeFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6509-3322
Jorge Buffet-GarcíaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4522-8167
Gabriel Rabanal-RodríguezDepartment of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursery, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0009-0000-6798-4487
Juan Antonio Valera-CaleroDepartment of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursery, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3379-8392

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Chronic PainLow Back PainAdultCross-Sectional StudiesElasticity Imaging TechniquesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementQuality of Lifelow back painmuscle stiffnessquadratus lumborumshear wave elastography

Identifiers

PMID40005387
PMCPMC11857607

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