Sex-specific findings during musculoskeletal aging in magnetic resonance imaging of the spine

• Conditions: M81.99; M62.59

• Registration Number: DRKS00024942
• Lead Sponsor: eckar-Odenwald-Kliniken gGmbH, Standort Buchen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2020-06-10
• Study Start: 2021-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 202

Inclusion Criteria

osseous mature individuals AND
- availability of lumbar MRI with axial T2 sequence showing inferior lumbar levels, both psoas muscles, and both erector spinae muscles

Exclusion Criteria

- existence of synthetic implants in the inferior lumbar spine OR
- condition after cement augmentation of the fifth lumbar vertebra OR
- evidence of the existence of tumorous lesions of the fifth lumbar vertebra

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
age-related differences in cross-sectional size and brightness of the psoas muscle, multifidus muscle, and vertebral body in the L5-level

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sex-specific differences in cross-sectional size and brightness of the psoas muscle, multifidus muscle, and vertebral body in the L5-level