The predictive value of preoperative paraspinal muscle morphometry on complications after lumbar surgery: a systematic review.
Han GengyuDai JinyueGong ChunjieZhang BoJiang YuLi JiamingWei-Shi LiPublished 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 (2021)
Strong evidence was found for an association between preoperative paraspinal muscle degeneration and multiple postoperative complications after lumbar surgery. However, the findings should be interpreted with caution due to the small quantity of the available literature and high heterogeneity among studies.