Introducing the Paraspinal Muscle Quality (PMQ) Score
The PMQ score correlates with patient demographics, comorbidities, muscle atrophy, and back pain. While serving as a muscle aging parameter, it may also enhance clinical assessment by detecting early changes, such as edema and denervation, that are not initially identifiable with FI and fCSA, warranting further study.
Authors
- Artine Arzani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4184-5256)
- Andrew A. Sama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3014-7287)
- Jennifer Shue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9885-3834)
- Erika Chiapparelli
- Gisberto Evangelisti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5185-4482)
- Isaac Nathoo
- Koki Tsuchiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9105-6939)
- Marco D. Burkhard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-1952)
- Ali E. Guven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7663-9043)
- Jan Hambrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4152-7465)
- Paul Köhli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7473-6553)
- Alexander P. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7293-9672)
- Bruno Verna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2823-6724)
- Kyle Finos
- Federico P. Girardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6946-807X)
- Frank P. Cammisa
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- SHOWA Medical University Hospital (JP)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005385
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94