21 October 2023>: Clinical Research
Paravertebral Muscle Morphology in L4-L5 Disc Herniation: Insights from the Michigan State University Classification
Pei-yu Du 1AB* , Yong-wang Zhang 2AB* , Xu-hao Cao 3B , Yue-lin Liu 3C , Yun-tao Yan 2CD , Lu Liu 2EF , Shuang-qing Du 2AFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941937
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941937
Table 2 Fat infiltration of patients with L4–L5 herniation in different zone compared with normal people.
Zone A | Zone B | Zone C | ||||
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B | P | B | P | B | P | |
Age | −0.010 | 0.534 | −0.008 | 0.675 | 0.066 | 0.025* |
Sex | −0.467 | 0.314 | −0.660 | 0.236 | −1.269 | 0.059 |
FI of MF | ||||||
L12 | 0.042 | 0.274 | 0.069 | 0.126 | 0.002 | 0.977 |
L23 | −0.036 | 0.561 | −0.101 | 0.146 | 0.035 | 0.664 |
L34 | −0.032 | 0.453 | 0.022 | 0.658 | −0.052 | 0.377 |
L45 | −0.021 | 0.501 | −0.071 | 0.130 | −0.030 | 0.457 |
L51 | −0.003 | 0.920 | −0.041 | 0.284 | −0.024 | 0.585 |
FI of ES | ||||||
L12 | −0.028 | 0.700 | −0.078 | 0.081 | 0.095 | 0.365 |
L23 | 0.077 | 0.404 | 0.098 | 0.109 | 0.157 | 0.205 |
L34 | −0.020 | 0.739 | 0.156 | 0.018* | −0.080 | 0.344 |
L45 | 0.085 | 0.063 | 0.101 | 0.043* | 0.029 | 0.609 |
L51 | −0.014 | 0.695 | 0.115 | 0.010* | 0.022 | 0.659 |
FI – fat infiltration; MF – multifidus; ES – erector spinae; * means |