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Blastomycosis of the psoas muscles [PDF]

IDCases, 2021
Giuseppe Ietto, Andreina Baj, Cristiano Parise, Elia Zani, Domenico Iovino, Giulio Carcano, Daniela Dalla Gasperina   +6 more
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Preliminary Immunohistochemical Assessment of Slow-Fiber Distribution and Clustering in Skeletal Muscles of 4-Week- and 6-Month-Old Pigs [PDF]

Animals
Type I (slow-twitch) muscle fibers differ in proportion among skeletal muscles, but their local spatial organization remains poorly characterized. This preliminary cross-sectional study investigated whether muscle-specific characteristics were reflected ...
Mutsumi Furukawa, Minami Yanagihara, Miyuko Ohta, Akihiro Kakuzen, Nagomi Takeuchi, Eiki Asai, Ryota Hirakawa, Jahidul Islam, Tomonori Nochi   +8 more
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The role of lumbar core muscle morphology in residual chronic low back pain after PLIF: a retrospective analysis [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between the cross-sectional area (CSA) and density of lumbar core muscles and residual chronic low back pain (rCLBP) after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF).MethodsIn this ...
Jiajia Xu, Ning Xiao, Guangwei Liu, Zhihuang Sun, Zhuo Wang, Xianyu Zhang, Jian Jiang, Guobao Wu   +7 more
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Psoas Muscle Index Is Not Representative of Skeletal Muscle Index for Evaluating Cancer Sarcopenia

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2023
Background A common method for diagnosing sarcopenia involves estimating the muscle mass by computed tomography (CT) via measurements of the cross‐sectional muscle area (CSMA) of all muscles at the third lumbar vertebra (L3) level.
Frédéric Pigneur, Guillaume Louis, Aymeric Guibal   +2 more
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Reliability of Gradient-Echo Magnetic Resonance Elastography of Lumbar Muscles: Phantom and Clinical Studies

Diagnostics, 2022
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) has been used to successfully characterize the mechanical behavior of healthy and diseased muscles, but no study has been performed to investigate the reliability of MRE on lumbar muscles.
Tsyh-Jyi Hsieh, Ming-Chung Chou, Yi-Chu Chen, Yi-Chen Chou, Chien-Hung Lin, Clement Kuen-Huang Chen   +5 more
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Effects of administration of α adrenergic receptor agonist into psoas major muscle on inflammatory pain induced by injection of complete Freund’s adjuvant in rats

Molecular Pain, 2022
α 2 adrenergic agonists are widely used in clinical anesthesia and ICU sedation owing to their effective sedative and analgesic effects. Lumbago and leg pain is the most common clinical pain disease.
Xingxing Guo, Yan Xue, Wenjin Ji, Jiexian Liang, Zeng Qingshi   +4 more
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Alteration in the Cross-sectional Area (CSA) Ratio of the Paraspinal Muscles following Vertebral Insufficiency Fractures

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2023
Background Vertebral insufficiency fractures in the elderly are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis is essential to direct patient-specific rehabilitation.
Ali Shah, Karthikeyan P. Iyengar, Christine Azzopardi, Shahnawaz Haleem, Jwalant Mehta, Rajesh Botchu   +5 more
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Low back pain indicative of psoas muscle metastasis and bronchopulmonary cancer

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Muscle metastases of bronchopulmonary cancer are rare, notably when they are revealing. They can affect all muscles of the body with a predominance of psoas, diaphragmatic and para-vertebral muscles.
Amal Lahfidi, Soukaina Zaimi, Issam En nafaa, Jamal El Fenni, Rachida Saouab   +4 more
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ASSESSMENT OF FUNGAL CONTAMINATION OF FRESH GOAT MUSCLES [PDF]

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 1995
A total of 15 samples of goat muscles were collected from a village related to Assiut Governorate. The animals were slaughtered outside the slaughter houses under unhygienic conditions.
SH. M. FATHI, A.M. ABDEL-FATAH
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Age-related radiographic parameters difference between the degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis patients and healthy people and correlation analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2022
Objectives To identify age-related radiographic risk factors for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) and analyze correlations among them. Methods A total of 180 cases were enrolled in this study, and lumbar magnetic resonance was performed.
Donglai Li, Lianlei Wang, Zheng Wang, Chao Li, Suomao Yuan, Yonghao Tian, Xuguang Yu, Xinyu Liu   +7 more
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