Relationship between fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscles and clinical outcome after lumbar discectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cross sectional area (CSA) and fat infiltration (FI) are important parameters to assess paravertebral muscle atrophy. However, the relationship of muscular fat infiltration in patients with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation undergoing surgery remains unclear.

Research question

Does lumbar paravertebral muscle atrophy have prognostic value regarding the clinical outcome for patients with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation undergoing surgery?

Methods

Patients over 18 years of age with lumbar disc herniation and radicular pain who underwent single-level discectomy were included. Multifidus, erector spinae and psoas cross-sectional area (CSA) and fatty infiltration (FI) were measured by ImageJ software at the levels of L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1 from T2-weighted

SUBMITTER: Carvalho V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9808467 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature