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From: Predictors of achieving minimal clinically important difference in functional status for elderly patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing lumbar decompression and fusion surgery

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Radiographic data and measurement diagram of a 75-year-old male patient undergoing L4/5 decompression and fusion surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. (A, B) Sagittal and axial MRI highlighting lumbar spinal stenosis at the L4/5 level. (C) CT image demonstrating the paraspinal muscle measurements. The muscle area is outlined in red, with CT values within the range of -29 to + 150. Average muscle attenuation corresponds to the mean CT value within the highlighted red area. (D, E) Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the lumbar spine 3 months post-surgery. (F, G) Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the lumbar spine captured 1 year after the operation

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