The effect of diabetes mellitus on lumbar disc degeneration: an MRI-based study

ConclusionsProlonged uncontrolled hyperglycaemia may contribute to lumbar disc degeneration, fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles in the lower lumbar segments, and increased incidence of endplate cartilage pathological changes in patients with degenerative disc disease.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research