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Table 3 Comparison of preoperative degeneration of paravertebral muscle and psoas major muscle

From: How to prevent preoperative adjacent segment degeneration L5/S1 segment occuring postoperative adjacent segment disease? A retrospective study of risk factor analysis

Indicated

ASDis group (n = 17)

asymptomatic group (n = 102)

P value

Psoas major muscle CSA(mm2, x̅±s)

2238.63 ± 710.70

2250.32 ± 671.50

0.948

Psoas major rCSA (x̅±s)

1.54 ± 0.54

1.73 ± 0.55

0.175

Paravertebral muscle CSA(mm2, x̅±s)

4478.37 ± 727.54

4987.47 ± 915.98

0.031

Paravertebral muscle rCSA (x̅±s)

3.14 ± 0.82

3.87 ± 0.89

0.002

Vertebral body CSA(mm2, x̅±s)

1092.86 ± 417.13

1163.90 ± 350.12

0.453

Paravertebral muscle FI(%, x̅±s)

24.26 ± 8.31

23.84 ± 7.48

0.833

Paravertebral fat CSA(mm2, x̅±s)

559.48 ± 197.30

630.39 ± 219.32

0.258

Paravertebral muscle FCSA(mm2, x̅±s)

3385.51 ± 620.09

3823.57 ± 921.35

0.062

Paravertebral muscle rFCSA (x̅±s)

2.37 ± 0.68

2.96 ± 0.77

0.003