Degeneration of the extensor muscle group in a surgical low back and leg pain population

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-30

  Ali, I ^a   Ulbricht, C ^b   McGregor, A H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

back extensors; Cross sectional area; degeneration; MRI; muscle fat; sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 78751538357     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2011-0271     Document Type: Article

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