Paraspinal muscle mass

Biomarker

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Humans1

Associations

Ligamentum flavum thickness

downin humans1

1 study

Ligamentum flavum thickness is associated with paraspinal muscle mass in humans.
“Increased LF thickness and facet joint asymmetry were both associated with reduced muscle mass.”
Humansmechanical low back painparaspinal musclen = 351
MRI correlation between paraspinal muscle Atrophy, Age, and degenerative lumbar spine changes in low back pain patients
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society11 Dec 2025

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Intramuscular fat links to spinal muscle loss and weakness

People with intramuscular fat fractions above 10% showed significantly lower paraspinal muscle mass and strength than those with levels below 5%.People with intramuscular fat fractions above 10% showed significantly lower paraspinal muscle mass and strength than those with levels below 5%.

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European Spine Journal11 Dec

MRI correlation between paraspinal muscle Atrophy, Age, and degenerative lumbar spine changes in low back pain patients

Cross-sectional study of 351 peopleMuscle