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Fig. 3

From: Correlation between surgical segment mobility and paravertebral muscle fatty infiltration of upper adjacent segment in single-segment LDD patients: retrospective study at a minimum 2 years’ follow-up

Fig. 3

Goutallier classification. Every grade was defined as follows: grade 0, no intramuscular fat; grade 1, some fatty streaks present; grade 2, fat evident, but less than muscle tissue; grade 3, amounts of fat equal to amount of muscle; grade 4, more fat than muscle tissue. MM: Multifidus Muscle (Red) ES: Erector Spinae (Blue) PS: Psoas (Yellow)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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