Segmental roentgenographic analysis of vertebral inclination on sagittal plane in asymptomatic versus chronic low back pain patients.
Segmental roentgenographic analysis of vertebral inclination on sagittal plane in asymptomatic versus chronic low back pain patients.
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无症状与慢性腰痛患者矢状面椎体倾斜度的节段X射线分析。
DOI:
10.1097/00002517-199904000-00009
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发表时间:
1999
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通讯作者:
A. Baikousis
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作者:
P. Korovessis;M. Stamatakis;A. Baikousis
Two homogenous groups of 120 volunteers and 120 low back pain (LBP) patients, age range 20-79 years, underwent a prospective roentgenographic segmental vertebral analysis of the thoracic and lumbar spine to compare several roentgenographic parameters useful for planning spine surgery. The following roentgenographic parameters were measured: thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, sacral inclination, distal lordosis (L4-S1), inclination of each vertebra from T4-S1, and relative vertebral inclination between adjacent vertebrae. Thoracic kyphosis increased (p < 0.0001) and sacral inclination decreased (p < 0.05) with age in the control group. Increased thoracic kyphosis correlated with decreased lumbar lordosis after the sixth decade in the control group (p < 0.01), less so in the LBP group (p < 0.05). Increased thoracic kyphosis was seen more in the LBP group than in the controls, but significantly solely in the sixth decade (p < 0.01). Lumbar lordosis was more increased in the controls than in the LBP group but significantly solely in the sixth decade (p < 0.001). The L5-S1 segmental lordosis was much more in the LBP patients than in the controls (p < 0.001). Lumbar lordosis was strongly correlated with sacral inclination in both groups (p < 0.0001) and it was significantly greater in the controls, particularly in the sixth decade (p < 0.001). Sacral inclination was significantly more in the female than in male volunteers (p < 0.05). Distal lordosis (L4-S1) represents 55% and 49% of total lumbar lordosis in controls and low back patients, respectively. Spine surgeons frequently deal with sagittal spinal deformities and the deviations of sagittal spinal curvatures and vertebral inclination in the sagittal plane, both in normal subjects and LBP patients should be clinically helpful.