Comparison of whole trunk muscle mass between healthy and lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus patients using abdominal pelvic computed tomography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paraspinal muscle asymmetry is associated with low back pain (LBP) problems. This study aimed to analyze skeletal muscle areas around the lumbar vertebra and compare the ratio of anterior and posterior muscles between patients with lumbar herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) and healthy individuals using abdominal pelvic computed tomography (APCT).

Methods

After propensity score matching, 122 HNP patients and 122 non-HNP individuals were finally used for analyses. In APCT, axial cut images were collected at the level of the third lumbar vertebra lower end plate and only the muscle structure was obtained. After obtaining the muscular portion of their image, we measured the skeletal muscle area (SMA). Second, for analysis relation of sarcopenia and HNP, the status of lo

SUBMITTER: Oh CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10428013 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature