Prevalence of Lumbosacral Transition Vertebrae in Symptomatic Adults and the Levels of Degeneration in the Suprajacent Disc
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Prevalence of LSTV
4.2. Degeneration of the Disc Compared to the Suprajacent Disc
4.3. Limitations of the Study
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Descriptive Statistics * |
---|---|
Number of Patients | 545 |
Age (years) | 57.6 ± 18.3 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.0 ± 5.3 |
Gender | |
Male | 277 (50.8%) |
Female | 268 (49.2%) |
Race | |
Chinese | 420 (77.1%) |
Malay | 40 (7.3%) |
Indian | 37 (6.8%) |
Others | 48 (8.8%) |
Presence of LSTV | 106 (19.4%) |
Male | 61 (58%) |
Female | 45 (42%) |
Castellvi Classification | |
Type IIA | 46 (44%) |
Type IIB | 17 (16%) |
Type IIIA | 9 (8.3%) |
Type IIIB | 30 (27.5%) |
Type IV | 4 (3.7%) |
Pfirrmann grading at LSTV level (n = 106) | |
Grade II | 3 (3%) |
Grade III | 26 (25%) |
Grade IV | 67 (63%) |
Grade V | 10 (9%) |
Pfirrmann Grading | Number of Patients as per Pfirrmann Grading * | Statistical Significance (p) c | |
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LSTV Patients a (n = 106) | Non-LSTV Patients b (n = 439) | ||
Grade I | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.5%) | 1 |
Grade II | 1 (1%) | 31 (7%) | 0.01 |
Grade III | 16 (15%) | 121(28%) | 0.008 |
Grade IV | 82 (77%) | 275 (63%) | 0.004 |
Grade V | 7 (7%) | 10 (2%) | 0.03 |
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Song, J.; Betzler, B.K.; Kaliya-Perumal, A.-K.; Oh, J.Y.-L. Prevalence of Lumbosacral Transition Vertebrae in Symptomatic Adults and the Levels of Degeneration in the Suprajacent Disc. Surgeries 2023, 4, 120-126. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries4010013
Song J, Betzler BK, Kaliya-Perumal A-K, Oh JY-L. Prevalence of Lumbosacral Transition Vertebrae in Symptomatic Adults and the Levels of Degeneration in the Suprajacent Disc. Surgeries. 2023; 4(1):120-126. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries4010013
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Joshua, Brjan Kaiji Betzler, Arun-Kumar Kaliya-Perumal, and Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh. 2023. "Prevalence of Lumbosacral Transition Vertebrae in Symptomatic Adults and the Levels of Degeneration in the Suprajacent Disc" Surgeries 4, no. 1: 120-126. https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries4010013