Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal intensity of normal skeletal muscle is generally slightly higher than that of water and much lower than fat on T1-weighted (T1W) images and much lower than both ...

Purpose: Recently, the effects of paraspinal muscle degeneration on osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) have attracted the attention of researchers; however, studies are limited, and their results ...

Lumbar paraspinal compartment syndrome (LPCS) is a rare diagnosis, seen in patients chronically after repeated lumbar trauma or acutely in a postoperative setting. Only a dozen cases are documented ...

If you think spinal muscles are just passive stabilizers, think again. Three studies in the latest issue of Spine cast paraspinal musculature as a potential culprit in two major spinal disorders: ...

The present study is the first to provide objective MRI measures of fat infiltration after minimally invasive surgery in patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 2. The thigh and paraspinal muscles ...

Astronauts who spend several months on the International Space Station have significant reductions in the size and density of paraspinal muscles of the trunk after returning to Earth, reports a new ...

The cervical paraspinal muscles are key to providing support for the neck and assisting in maintaining proper posture. Strengthening these muscles can not only help in reducing neck pain but also ...

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1 Medical College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Spine is a common ...