Objective To investigate the correlation between bone mineral density (BMD) and paravertebral muscle degeneration in female patients with vertebral fracture. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted to retrospectively select the female patients with vertebral fractures admitted to the Department of Spine, Longxi Branch, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine from January 1, 2019 to October 31, 2020. Results L3 multifidus/erector spinae, L3 and L4 fat infiltration degree, L3 fat thickness/lumbar indentation value were correlated among different age groups, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). BMD of OVFs patients was positively correlated with L3 and L4 lumbar muscle degree, and negatively correlated with L3 and L4 vertebral length/lumbar indentation value, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In the thoracic fracture group, BMD was negatively correlated with L3 and L4 vertebral length/lumbar indentation value, L3 fat thickness/lumbar indentation value, L4 multifidus/erector spinae. In the lumbar fracture group, BMD was correlated with L3 lumbar muscle degree and L3 and L4 vertebral length/lumbar indentation value, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).The binary Logistic regression equation found that the L4 vertebral length/lumbar indentation value thoracic had a statistically significant effect on the lumbar fracture segment. Stepwise linear regression analysis was performed with each parameter as the independent variable, and the regression equation between the dependent variable (bone mineral density) and the independent variable was obtained as follows: bone mineral density index = – 0.09′L3 vertebral length/lumbar indentation value – 1.15′L4 multifidus/erector spinae – 3.215. Conclusion Lumbar muscle degree, vertebral length/lumbar indentation value, multifidus/erector spinae, fat thickness/lumbar indentation value of L3 and L4 segments are the factors affecting female patients with thoracolumbar vertebral fractures. |