Changes in Paraspinal Muscles and Facet Joints after Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Cortical Bone Trajectory Technique: A Prospective Study

<div>A 45-year-old male patient diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis. (a) represents L4-L5 vertebral MRI, while (b) is the same image obtained after processing by the ImageJ software. (c) represents L4-L5 vertebral MRI after CBT surgery, while (d) is the same image obtained after processing by the ImageJ software. The area enclosed by the yellow line after image thresholding in the ImageJ software is the ES portion of the paravertebral muscle. ES area and FI obtained by calculation using the ImageJ software.</div>

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Figure 1: Changes in Paraspinal Muscles and Facet Joints after Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Cortical Bone Trajectory Technique: A Prospective Study 

Figure 1 | Changes in Paraspinal Muscles and Facet Joints after Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Cortical Bone Trajectory Technique: A Prospective Study 