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Individual fascicles of the paraspinal muscles are activated by discrete cortical networks in humans Ghent University
Structural changes of lumbar muscles in non-specific low back pain Ghent University University of Antwerp
Chondroid metaplasia of paraspinal connective tissue in the degenerative spine Hasselt University
A 51-year-old male was routinely biopsied during a paraspinal muscle study. The biopsy sample was taken from the right erector spinae muscle at the fourth lumbar vertebra. The patient had no history of (diagnosed) major back trauma. The obtained sample was histologically analyzed (hematoxylin and eosin, safranin O), and complementary magnetic resonance imaging was performed. The biopsied sample contained chondroid tissue. Based on its location, ...
Vertebral level specific modulation of paraspinal muscle activity based on vestibular signals during walking KU Leuven
Evoking muscle responses by electrical vestibular stimulation (EVS) may help to understand the contribution of the vestibular system to postural control. Although paraspinal muscles play a role in postural stability, the vestibulo-muscular coupling of these muscles during walking has rarely been studied. This study aimed to investigate how vestibular signals affect paraspinal muscle activity at different vertebral levels during walking with ...
An Acute Paraspinal Compartment Syndrome Anatomic Description of the Compartment and Surgical Technique KU Leuven
An acute paraspinal compartment syndrome (CS) is a rare condition and is only described in a few case reports. In our spine surgery department, a 16-year-old boy with severe low back pain due to a lumbar paraspinal CS. was treated with a paraspinal fasciotomy. After this case, we performed a cadaver study to determinate the compartment. The objective of this paper is to give a description of the anatomic lumbar paraspinal compartment and our ...
Feasibility, accuracy and safety of a percutaneous fine-needle biopsy technique to obtain qualitative muscle samples of the lumbar multifidus and erector spinae muscle in persons with low back pain Hasselt University
The lumbar muscular system, in particular the lumbar multifidus muscle (LM) and the erector spinae muscle (ES), plays an important role in stabilizing and mobilizing the lumbar spine. Based on the topography, the lumbar paraspinal muscles can be classified into local and global muscles. LM is part of the local system, whereas ES is part of the global system. Therefore, it is interesting to investigate the muscle fibre type composition in both ...
Unilateral changes of the multifidus in persons with lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis Hasselt University
BACKGROUND: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is one of the most often diagnosed degenerative pathologies within the lumbar spine. Paraspinal muscle involvement could be a possible mediator in the pathophysiology of disc herniation and influences the course of pain and disability after both surgical or nonsurgical treatment. To potentially improve treatment, it may be important to assess multifidus muscle morphology in patients diagnosed with a LDH. ...