Increased fatty infiltration of the multifidus muscle in individuals with severe disability due to chronic whiplash-associated disorders

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A. Peolsson1, A. Karlsson2,3, J. West 2,4, U. Aslund1, O. Smedby2, P. Zsigmond5, O. Dahlqvist Leinhard 2,4 1Medical and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden; 2 Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linkoping University and Linkoping University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden; 3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Informatics, Faculty of Technology, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden; 4 Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Radiological Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden; 5 Department of Neurosurgery, Linkoping University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden