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Background  There were several reports describing the biomechanics and microstructure of multifidus muscles in patients with lumbar disc herniation. However, correlations between lumbar multifidus muscle atrophy (LMA), spinopelvic parameters, and severity of adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) have not been investigated. The study evaluated the impact of LMA and spinopelvic parameters on the severity of ADS.    Methods  One hundred and thirty-two patients with ADS were retrospectively reviewed. Standing whole-spine X-ray was used to evaluate the coronal (coronal Cobb angle, CA; coronal vertical axis, CVA) and sagittal (sagittal vertical axis, SVA; thoracic kyphosis, TK; lumbar lordosis, LL; pelvic incidence, PI; pelvic tilt, PT; sacral slope, SS) parameters. LMA was evaluated on axial T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at intervertebral levels above and below the vertebra at the apex of the scoliotic curve. Clinical symptoms were evaluated by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score. Multiple linear regression was used to assess correlations between LMA, spinopelvic parameters, and severity of scoliosis.    Results  LL and PT were negatively correlated with CA ( P <  0.001); LL was positively correlated with SVA ( P  < 0.001). PI was positively correlated with CA ( P  < 0.001) and CVA ( P  < 0.001). PT ( P  < 0.001) and SS ( P  < 0.001) were negatively correlated with CVA. SS was negatively correlated with SVA ( P  < 0.001). Concave LMA at the upper or lower intervertebral level of the apical vertebra was positively correlated with CA ( P  ≤ 0.001); convex LMA at the upper or lower intervertebral level was negatively correlated with CA ( P  < 0.001). Convex LMA at the upper intervertebral level and concave LMA at the lower intervertebral level of the apical vertebra were negatively correlated with the SVA ( P  ≤ 0.001). At the upper intervertebral level, LMA on the concave side was positively correlated with CVA ( P  = 0.028); LMA on the convex side was negatively correlated with CVA ( P  = 0.012). PI was positively correlated with ODI ( P  < 0.001); PT ( P  < 0.001) and SS ( P  < 0.001) were negatively correlated with ODI. At the lower intervertebral level, LMA on the concave side was positively correlated with ODI ( P  = 0.038); LMA on the convex side was negatively correlated with ODI ( P  = 0.011). PI was positively correlated with JOA ( P  < 0.001); PT ( P  < 0.001) and SS ( P  < 0.001) were negatively correlated with JOA.    Conclusions  Spinopelvic parameters are correlated with the severity of ADS. Asymmetric LMA at both upper and lower intervertebral levels of the apical vertebra is positively correlated with CA. LMA on the diagonal through the apical vertebra is very important to maintain sagittal imbalance via parallelogram effect. LMA at lower intervertebral levels of the apical vertebra may have a predictive effect on ODI. JOA score seems to be more correlated with spinopelvic parameters than LMA.

journal of orthopaedic surgery and research

Correlation between multifidus muscle atrophy, spinopelvic parameters, and severity of deformity in patients with adult degenerative scoliosis: the parallelogram effect of LMA on the diagonal through the apical vertebra