Association between back muscle degeneration and spinal-pelvic parameters in patients with degenerative spinal kyphosis

Association between back muscle degeneration and spinal-pelvic parameters in patients with degenerative spinal kyphosis

Abstract Background The paraspinal and psoas muscles have been considered to be essentially important for stabilizing the spinal column, and the muscle degeneration was found to exist in degenerative spinal kyphosis (DSK) patients. However, it is still not clear the relationship between muscle degen...

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Main Authors: Weiwei Xia, Han Fu, Zhenqi Zhu, Chenjun Liu, Kaifeng Wang, Shuai Xu, Haiying Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Degenerative spinal kyphosis
Lumbar back muscle degeneration
Sagittal imbalance
Digital imaging analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2837-0

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