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Table 2 Measurement results of the multifidus muscle

From: Is there a correlation between upper lumbar disc herniation and multifidus muscle degeneration? A retrospective study of MRI morphology

Feature

Study group

Control group

P

TMCSA (mm2)

  

< 0.05

 L1/2

467.56 ± 87.97

670.78 ± 80.27

 

 L2/3

685.25 ± 129.32

804.58 ± 60.50

 

 L3/4

1152.11 ± 178.10

1260.91 ± 193.89

 

PMCSA (mm2)

  

< 0.05

 L1/2

223.89 ± 69.09

507.67 ± 114.17

 

 L2/3

335.92 ± 113.20

574.00 ± 159.66

 

 L3/4

652.36 ± 158.82

937.84 ± 181.55

 

AMMW (mm)

  

< 0.05

 L1/2

14.78 ± 1.13

15.90 ± 0.84

 

 L2/3

18.14 ± 2.41

19.90 ± 1.15

 

 L3/4

21.95 ± 2.49

23.74 ± 2.27

 
  1. TMCSA The total muscle cross-sectional area, PMCSA The pure muscle cross-sectional area, AMMW The average multifidus muscle width
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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