• Skeletal radiology · Nov 2008

    Review

    Disorders of paravertebral lumbar muscles: from pathology to cross-sectional imaging.

    • Guillaume Bierry, Stéphane Kremer, Frauke Kellner, Maher Abu Eid, Adriana Bogorin, and Jean-Louis Dietemann.
    • Department of Radiology 2, University Hospital, Hautepierre Hospital, 10 avenue Molière, 67098, Strasbourg, France. guillaume.bierry@chru-strasbourg.fr
    • Skeletal Radiol. 2008 Nov 1; 37 (11): 967-77.

    AbstractParavertebral lumbar muscles are important for spine stabilization and mobility. They may be abnormal in several disorders that may be associated with pain or functional impairment. Special attention should be paid to the paravertebral muscles during imaging, so that a possible muscular disease is not overlooked, especially in patients with low back pain. This article reviews such imaging abnormalities.

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