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Reduced lumbar lordosis angle is a significant independent factor for paraspinal muscle atrophy in preoperative lumbar spinal stenosis and lumbar disk herniation patients.

Practitioners should consider lumbar lordosis angle when assessing risk for muscle atrophy in these patients.

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Lower body mass index and reduced lumbar lordosis angle were significant independent factors for muscle atrophy.
Kenta Suzuki et al. · Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation · 2025

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Based on the retrospective cohort study design involving 225 patients.

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Associated Factors for Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Disk Herniation

Kenta Suzuki et al. · Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation · 2025

DOI 10.1097/tgr.0000000000000472

cohort · n=225
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