Lumbar epidural lipomatosis is associated with visceral fat and metabolic disorders

ConclusionsLEL patients had significantly more visceral fat and increased levels of insulin, UA and ferritin, which are closely related with metabolic disorders. This study indicates that the increased epidural fat in the spinal canal seen in the LEL patients is associated with metabolic syndrome.Graphical abstractThese slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary material.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research