title: The paraspinal muscles and their role in the maintenance of global spinal alignment. Another wrinkle in an already complex problem.
abstract: Yagi M, Hosogane N, Watanabe K, Asazuma T, Matsumoto M, Keio Spine Research Group. The paravertebral muscle and psoas for the maintenance of global spinal alignment in patient with degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Spine J 2016:16:451-8 (in this issue).
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Spine Surgery, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, 140 Bergen Street, Suite D1610, Newark, NJ 07103, USA. Electronic address: vivesmj@njms.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Vives
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D064170:Paraspinal Muscles; D012600:Scoliosis; D013131:Spine