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Table 4 Wilcoxon rank sum test between L3-4 and L5-S1 lumbar disc degeneration changes

From: Correlation between intervertebral disc degeneration, paraspinal muscle atrophy, and lumbar facet joints degeneration in patients with lumbar disc herniation

 

L3-L4 LMA

L3-L4 facet joints

L3-L4 LDD

L5-S1 LMA

−6.481**(P < 0.01)

L5-S1 facet joints

−1.143(P = 0.253)

L5-S1 LDD

−1.119(P = 0.263)

  1. LMA lumbar multifidus atrophy, LDD lumbar disc degeneration
  2. **P < 0.01