Association between multifidus fatty infiltration and lumbar facet degeneration in unilateral disc herniation: a retrospective study
In unilateral LDH, higher multifidus FI grades were associated with more severe ipsilateral facet degeneration at the same segment, most clearly at L4/5.
Authors
- Ruizhe Wu
- Jingqi Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3210-7315)
- Haoran Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9939-1758)
- Linghui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9469-057X)
- Huaiyu Ma
- Liangquan Tian
- Hui Xiong
- Jigede Qi
- Jie Wang
- Hui Jin
- Jie Wu
- Fan Wang
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Anyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Published
- 2026-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-026-06767-7
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00