Psoas Major Swelling Grade Affects the Clinical Outcomes after OLIF: A Retrospective Study of 89 Patients.
Zefeng SongWanyan ChenGuangye ZhuXingda ChenZelin ZhouPeng ZhangShaohao LinXiaowen WangXiang YuHui RenDe LiangJianchao CuiXiaobing JiangJingjing TangPublished in: Orthopaedic surgery (2023)
PM swelling adversely affects the OLIF prognosis. Female patients with teardrop-shaped PM are more likely to develop swelling after OLIF. A higher PMSG is associated with a higher complication rate of thigh pain or numbness and worse short-term clinical outcomes.