A Prospective Study to Evaluate the Clinical and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Correlation in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy.

Introduction: Conventional magnetic resonance imaging findings frequently do not correlate with the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Diffusion-weighted imaging can reveal important details about the microstructure of tissues. This study assessed the role of diffusion-weighted imaging (DTI) in LDH with radiculopathy and explored the relationship between DTI values and clinical scores.

Do MRI-derived muscle moment-arms in patients with chronic low back pain differ from healthy individuals? A comparative study.

Objectives: The present study aimed to estimate the trunk muscles moment-arms in low back pain (LBP) patients and compare this data to those of healthy individuals. This research further explored whether the difference of the moment-arms between these two is a contributing factor to LBP.

Methodology: Fifty patients with CLBP (group A) and 25 healthy controls (group B) were enrolled.