Influence of Skeletal Muscle Mass and Spinal Alignment on Surgical Outcomes for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

Asian Spine J · 2018 · PMC6002163 · PMID 29879785

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a decreasing trendp =0.25not close (p > 0.1)

Appendicular SMI was 5.96±0.72 before and 5.76±0.65 after the surgery, and although a decreasing trend was observed, there was no significant difference ( p =0.25).

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an increasing trendp =0.34not close (p > 0.1)

Trunk SMI was 7.48±0.76 before and 7.67±0.81 after the surgery, and while an increasing trend observed, there was no significant difference ( p =0.34).

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