Sex-stratified associations of C-VBQ with paraspinal muscle degeneration in degenerative cervical disease
To investigate associations between the cervical vertebral bone quality score (C-VBQ) and C3-level paraspinal muscle morphology, including cross-sectional area (CSA) and a threshold-based, T2-weighted MRI-derived fat-infiltration surrogate (FI), in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative cervical disease, an...