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Analysis of Spinopelvic Parameters and Lumbar Lordosis in Patients with Transitional Lumbosacral Vertebrae, with Special Reference to Sacralization and Lumbarization.
World Neurosurgery 2024 January 12
BACKGROUND: Transitional lumbosacral vertebra (TLSV) presents in two forms based on its origin: sacralization and lumbarization. These patients have two options for sacral endplates (upper and lower) and consequently, two sets of values for spinopelvic parameters and lumbar lordosis (LL). This study aimed to evaluate these parameters in asymptomatic patients with sacralization and lumbarization and compare them with each other and normative values.
METHODS: Spinopelvic parameters and LL according to upper and lower endplate were measured using abdominal computed tomography in 1420 asymptomatic patients, of which 108 had TLSV. These parameters were compared among patients with lumbarization and sacralization and with normal controls. In addition, correlations between the upper and lower endplate parameters were determined.
RESULTS: As compared to the control group, upper endplate measurements yielded lower spinopelvic parameters and LL values while lower endplate values yielded higher values. While these values were significantly different from normative values, these parameters were similar in both lumbarization and sacralization groups. Furthermore, most spinopelvic parameters of both upper and lower endplates were strongly correlated, and the differences between the upper and lower PI and LL values are relatively constant (27° and 14°, respectively.
CONCLUSION: Upper and lower endplate parameters are comparable in patients with sacralization and lumbarization; therefore, the average spatial position of a sacralized L5 and a lumbarized S1 within the pelvis is similar and either parameter can be used for radiological measurements. Further studies with symptomatic patients are warranted to confirm these results.
METHODS: Spinopelvic parameters and LL according to upper and lower endplate were measured using abdominal computed tomography in 1420 asymptomatic patients, of which 108 had TLSV. These parameters were compared among patients with lumbarization and sacralization and with normal controls. In addition, correlations between the upper and lower endplate parameters were determined.
RESULTS: As compared to the control group, upper endplate measurements yielded lower spinopelvic parameters and LL values while lower endplate values yielded higher values. While these values were significantly different from normative values, these parameters were similar in both lumbarization and sacralization groups. Furthermore, most spinopelvic parameters of both upper and lower endplates were strongly correlated, and the differences between the upper and lower PI and LL values are relatively constant (27° and 14°, respectively.
CONCLUSION: Upper and lower endplate parameters are comparable in patients with sacralization and lumbarization; therefore, the average spatial position of a sacralized L5 and a lumbarized S1 within the pelvis is similar and either parameter can be used for radiological measurements. Further studies with symptomatic patients are warranted to confirm these results.
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