Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, Intervertebral Disc Displacement, Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
X-Rays, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Sensitivity and Specificity
Brief summary
As low back pain (LBP) imposes a heavy socioeconomic burden, early detection of pathologic intervertebral disc change in young adults holds high clinical relevance as a common structural cause of LBP. The investigators therefore assessed the feasibility of using X-ray disc space height measurements as a predictive evaluation method of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and degeneration in LBP patients in their early 20s.
Interventions
RADIATIONx-ray, MRI
Sponsors
Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 20-25 years * L-spine X-ray and L-spine MRIs taken within a week of the other test * Native Korean ethnicity
Exclusion criteria
* Scoliosis with a Cobb's angle of ≥20° * Significant vertebral deformity of any etiology (e.g. spondylolisthesis, fracture, spondylitis, neoplasm) * Previous spinal surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The distance between the 2 midpoints of the inferior and superior borders of the vertebral bodies surrounding the L4/5 intervertebral disc space divided by the AP diameter of the inferior border of the L4 vertebral body | Baseline |
Outcome results
None listed