Fat infiltration in the lumbar multifidus and erector spinae muscles in subjects with sway-back posture

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2158-2164

  Pezolato, Adriano ^a   De Vasconcelos, Everaldo Encide ^b   Defino, Helton Luiz Aparecido ^a   Defino, Aparecido ^a   Nogueira Barbosa, Marcello Henrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO BARÃO DE MAUÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Erector spinae; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multifidus; Posture; Sway back

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; LUMBAR MULTIFIDUS MUSCLE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWAY BACK POSTURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872199337     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2286-z     Document Type: Article

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