Multifidus muscle cross-sectional area

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Pfirrmann grade

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Pfirrmann grade is associated with multifidus muscle cross-sectional area in humans (r=-0.208 to -0.28, P < 0.01).
“Pfirrmann grades negatively correlated with multifidus CSA (r=-0.208 to -0.28, P < 0.01)”
Humanschronic low back pain
Age- and sex-related differences in lumbar disc degeneration and multifidus muscle atrophy: a retrospective MRI study of 238 patients with chronic low back pain
BMC musculoskeletal disorders19 Nov 2025

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