Association between lumbar disc degeneration at L4-L5 level and atrophy of paraspinal muscles and gluteus medius: a cross-sectional study using 3T quantitative magnetic resonance imaging.

BMC Med Imaging · 2025 · PMC12860183 · PMID 41466235

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With increasing Pfirrmann grade of intervertebral discs, the Gmed CSA showed an increasing trend, while no clear trend was observed in its PDFF (Fig. 3 ; Table 3 ).

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