Open AccessAre Transitional Vertebra and Spina Bifida Occulta Related with Lumbar Disc Herniation and Clinical Parameters in Young Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain?
Author(s) -
Emine Eda Kurt,
Ayşegül Küçükali Türkyılmaz,
Yeliz Dadalı,
Hatice Rana Erdem,
Figen Tuncay
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eurasian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1308-8742
pISSN - 1308-8734
DOI - 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2016.0285
Subject(s) - medicine , oswestry disability index , spina bifida occulta , lumbosacral joint , low back pain , back pain , visual analogue scale , vertebra , magnetic resonance imaging , lumbar , sciatica , lumbar vertebrae , physical therapy , spina bifida , surgery , radiology , pathology , alternative medicine
Lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) and spina bifida occulta (SBO) are widespread within the lumbosacral spine. Their connection to lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and/or lower back pain has been debated in the current literature; however, there is no consensus. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the frequency of LSTV and SBO with that of LDH among young patients with chronic lower back pain.
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