Paraspinal muscles and gluteus medius fat infiltration are both associated with lumbar disc herniation
Spine and muscle changes affect LDH, but their relationship remains unclear. Fat infiltration is more sensitive than CSA for detecting muscle degeneration. LDH patients exhibit greater paraspinal muscle and GM degeneration.
Authors
- Xiao Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-2811)
- Zhenhua Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8952-8677)
- Dingbo Shu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3814-7126)
- Jianping Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9683-7689)
- Ding Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9435-3901)
Institutions
- Shaoxing University (CN)
- Shaoxing No.6 People's Hospital (CN)
- Shaoxing People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Insights into Imaging
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-025-02064-9
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41