Abdominal aortic calcification is independently associated with increased atrophy and fatty infiltration of the lumbar paraspinal muscles: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
Lukas SchönnagelMaximilian MuellnerThomas CaffardSoji TaniGaston Camino-WillhuberJiaqi ZhuHenryk HafferPhillip SuwalskiArtine ArzaniErika ChiapparelliKrizia AmorosoManuel MoserJennifer ShueEk Tsoon TanJohn A CarrinoAndrew A SamaFrank P CammisaFederico P GirardiAlexander P HughesPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)
This is the first study to demonstrate a significant and independent association between AAC and PPM morphology. The results of this study improve our understanding of the interaction between AAC and spinal musculature, with AAC being a reason for atrophy of the PPM.
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