Multifidus fat infiltration

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“Elevated BMI, lower BMD, reduced muscle indices (PMI, EMI, MMI), and severe MFI were significant predictors of chronic low back pain (P < 0.05).”
Relationship between paraspinal sarcopenia and clinical outcomes of intervertebral disc degeneration patients following unilateral biportal endoscopy discectomyBMC musculoskeletal disorders2025doi:10.1186/s12891-025-09421-1
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Chronic low back pain

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  1. Multifidus fat infiltration predicts chronic low back pain in humans after UBED (P < 0.05).

    “Elevated BMI, lower BMD, reduced muscle indices (PMI, EMI, MMI), and severe MFI were significant predictors of chronic low back pain (P < 0.05).”

    Humansafter UBEDn = 148

    Relationship between paraspinal sarcopenia and clinical outcomes of intervertebral disc degeneration patients following unilateral biportal endoscopy discectomy

    BMC musculoskeletal disorders

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