Relationship of spinal alignment with muscular volume and fat infiltration of lumbar trunk muscles.

Fat infiltration and atrophy of lumbar muscles are related to spinal degenerative conditions and may cause functional deficits. Spinal alignment exerts biomechanical influence on lumbar intervertebral discs and joints. Our objective was to evaluate if spinopelvic parameters correlate with the lumbar...

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Main Authors: Rafael Menezes-Reis, Gustavo Perazzoli Bonugli, Carlos Ernesto Garrido Salmon, Debora Mazoroski, Carlos Fernando Pereira da Silva Herrero, Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6033454?pdf=render