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Objective The treatment of atrophy or increased fat infiltration of the lumbar paraspinal muscles of patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, or lumbar degenerative kyphosis is controversial. We review the literature on changes in the lumbar paraspinal muscles of these patients. Methods We searched Medline for relevant English-language articles and retrieved 25 articles published from 1993 to 2017 on changes in the lumbar paraspinal muscles; 21 met our study criteria. We categorized each article into three groups: randomized clinical trial, nonrandomized prospective study, or retrospective study. Results We found 1 randomized prospective, 3 nonrandomized prospective, and 17 retrospective studies. Atrophies of the multifidus muscle are found at the level of the L5 vertebral body in patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, and lumbar degenerative kyphosis. Increased fat infiltration to the multifidus muscle was found in the patients with lumbar radiculopathy or lumbar degenerative kyphosis. However, there are controversies over fat infiltration to the multifidus muscle in the patients with back pain and the efficiency of a paramedian surgical approach to prevent the atrophy of the multifidus muscle. Conclusions Atrophy of the multifidus muscle was found in patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, and lumbar degenerative kyphosis. There was increased fat infiltration to the multifidus muscle in those patients with lumbar radiculopathy or lumbar degenerative kyphosis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 323-329 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 Jul 1 |
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Paraspinal Muscles of Patients with Lumbar Diseases. / Park, Moon Soo; Moon, Seong Hwan; Kim, Tae Hwan; Oh, Jaekeun; Lee, Seon Jong; Chang, Ho Guen; Shin, Jae Hyuk.
In: Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery, Vol. 79, No. 4, 01.07.2018, p. 323-329.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Paraspinal Muscles of Patients with Lumbar Diseases
AU - Park, Moon Soo
AU - Moon, Seong Hwan
AU - Kim, Tae Hwan
AU - Oh, Jaekeun
AU - Lee, Seon Jong
AU - Chang, Ho Guen
AU - Shin, Jae Hyuk
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Objective The treatment of atrophy or increased fat infiltration of the lumbar paraspinal muscles of patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, or lumbar degenerative kyphosis is controversial. We review the literature on changes in the lumbar paraspinal muscles of these patients. Methods We searched Medline for relevant English-language articles and retrieved 25 articles published from 1993 to 2017 on changes in the lumbar paraspinal muscles; 21 met our study criteria. We categorized each article into three groups: randomized clinical trial, nonrandomized prospective study, or retrospective study. Results We found 1 randomized prospective, 3 nonrandomized prospective, and 17 retrospective studies. Atrophies of the multifidus muscle are found at the level of the L5 vertebral body in patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, and lumbar degenerative kyphosis. Increased fat infiltration to the multifidus muscle was found in the patients with lumbar radiculopathy or lumbar degenerative kyphosis. However, there are controversies over fat infiltration to the multifidus muscle in the patients with back pain and the efficiency of a paramedian surgical approach to prevent the atrophy of the multifidus muscle. Conclusions Atrophy of the multifidus muscle was found in patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, and lumbar degenerative kyphosis. There was increased fat infiltration to the multifidus muscle in those patients with lumbar radiculopathy or lumbar degenerative kyphosis.
AB - Objective The treatment of atrophy or increased fat infiltration of the lumbar paraspinal muscles of patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, or lumbar degenerative kyphosis is controversial. We review the literature on changes in the lumbar paraspinal muscles of these patients. Methods We searched Medline for relevant English-language articles and retrieved 25 articles published from 1993 to 2017 on changes in the lumbar paraspinal muscles; 21 met our study criteria. We categorized each article into three groups: randomized clinical trial, nonrandomized prospective study, or retrospective study. Results We found 1 randomized prospective, 3 nonrandomized prospective, and 17 retrospective studies. Atrophies of the multifidus muscle are found at the level of the L5 vertebral body in patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, and lumbar degenerative kyphosis. Increased fat infiltration to the multifidus muscle was found in the patients with lumbar radiculopathy or lumbar degenerative kyphosis. However, there are controversies over fat infiltration to the multifidus muscle in the patients with back pain and the efficiency of a paramedian surgical approach to prevent the atrophy of the multifidus muscle. Conclusions Atrophy of the multifidus muscle was found in patients with back pain, lumbar radiculopathy, and lumbar degenerative kyphosis. There was increased fat infiltration to the multifidus muscle in those patients with lumbar radiculopathy or lumbar degenerative kyphosis.
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0038-1639332
DO - 10.1055/s-0038-1639332
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VL - 79
SP - 323
EP - 329
JO - Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery
JF - Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery
SN - 2193-6315
IS - 4
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