Preoperative fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscles assessed by MRI is associated with less improvement of leg pain 2 years after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis.

Hasan BanitalebiErland HermansenChristian HellumAnsgar EspelandKjersti StorheimTor Åge MyklebustKari IndrekvamHelena BrisbyClemens WeberMasoud AnvarJørn AaenAnne Negård

Published 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 (2024)

Preoperative FI of the paraspinal muscles on MRI showed statistically significant association with postoperative NRS leg pain but not with ODI or ZCQ.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
chronic pain
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
pain management
neuropathic pain
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance