Lumbar Multifidus Intramuscular Fat Concentrations are Associated With Recovery Following Decompressive Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Longitudinal Cohort Study With Five-Year Follow-Up

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Evert Onno Wesselink · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Eduard Verheijen · Spaarne Ziekenhuis

Niek Djuric · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Michel W. Coppieters · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

James M. Elliott · University of Sydney

Kenneth A. Weber · Pain Cure Center

Moojen Wouter ·

Abstract

Preoperative levels of IMF in the lumbar multifidus, but not the erector spinae, were associated with five-year recovery and success following surgery for LSS-related intermittent neurogenic claudication.

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Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Spinal Hematomas and Complications Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

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Published in: Spine

Volume 51, Issue 1, pp. 25-33

DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005408

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Lumbar Multifidus Intramuscular Fat Concentrations are Associated With Recovery Following Decompressive Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Longitudinal Cohort Study With Five-Year Follow-Up

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