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Echo-intensity, fatty infiltration, and morphology ultrasound imaging assessment in healthy and whiplash associated disorders populations: an observational study
- Source :
- European Spine Journal. 30:3059-3067
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Although changes in muscle morphology and quality in deep neck flexors seem to be clear in patients with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), evidence for deep neck extensors is heterogeneous. In addition, most studies have used magnetic resonance imaging or computer tomography, which is not available for regular practice. To assess differences in deep neck extensors morphology and quality between patients with WAD and controls with ultrasound imaging (US) and to assess the association of imaging findings with clinical features. One hundred and sixty brightness-mode images at C4/C5 level were acquired in 41 patients with WAD and 39 pain-free controls. Muscle morphology and quality characteristics of the cervical multifidus (CM) and short rotators (SR), clinical pain features and pressure pain thresholds (PPT) were assessed in a blinded design. Between-groups differences in both CM and SR were observed for fatty infiltration percentage (mean: 4.9%; P
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Neck pain
Neck Pain
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Magnetic resonance imaging
medicine.disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Gastroenterology
Intensity (physics)
Perimeter
Neck Muscles
Internal medicine
medicine
Whiplash
Ultrasound imaging
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Surgery
Fatty infiltration
medicine.symptom
business
Whiplash Injuries
Ultrasonography
Echo intensity
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14320932 and 09406719
- Volume :
- 30
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Spine Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....896de5e56114c3ea29968f058cff93d0
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-021-06915-z