Quantitative analysis of paravertebral muscle asymmetry and its correlation with spinal deformity in patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a retrospective case-control study

Asymmetric degeneration of the PVM was observed bilaterally in DLS patients, and the degeneration was more pronounced on the concave side than the convex side. This asymmetrical degeneration was closely associated with the severity of lumbar scoliosis, vertebral rotation, and loss of lumbar lordosis, and a stronger correlation was observed with the MF and ES than with the PM.