Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy Is Associated With Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis.
STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study is to assess the relationship between carotid artery stenosis (CAS) and muscle morphology. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Paraspinal muscle degeneration, marked by fatty infiltration (FI) and reduced functional cross-sectional area (...