Changes in paraspinal muscles and their association with low back pain and spinal degeneration: CT study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1136-1144

  Kalichman, Leonid ^a,b   Hodges, Paul ^c   Li, Ling ^b   Guermazi, Ali ^a   Hunter, David J ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Erector spinae; Low back pain; Multifidus; Paraspinal muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR PARASPINAL MUSCLE DENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL DEGENERATION; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; AGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL DISEASES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 77954542987     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1257-5     Document Type: Article

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