The Association Between Lumbar Disc Degeneration and Paraspinal Muscle Morphology: The Role of Age in a Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Study
Aim: The relationship between lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration and paraspinal muscle degeneration remains controversial. Although previous studies have reported associations between disc degeneration and muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration, the effect of age on this relationship has not been sufficiently clari...