The Spatial Characteristics of Intervertebral Foramina within the L4/L5 and L5/S1 Motor Segments of the Spine
The prevalence of lower back pain and radicular pain in the population requires more and more accurate diagnostic methods to more effectively prevent and treat patients with these ailments. In this paper, we focused on one of the causes of lower back pain and radicular pain—lumbar foraminal stenosis...
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| description | The prevalence of lower back pain and radicular pain in the population requires more and more accurate diagnostic methods to more effectively prevent and treat patients with these ailments. In this paper, we focused on one of the causes of lower back pain and radicular pain—lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS). The aim of the study is to assess the morphometry of the intervertebral canals in the lumbar spine at the levels of the L4/L5 and L5/S1 motor segments. The obtained results showed correlations between the circumference and the surface area on individual cross-sections of the intervertebral canals at the L4/L5 and L5/S1 levels and determined the approximate shape of the root canal and its variability. On this basis, we were able to determine the influences of the patient’s age and sex on the morphometric parameters of the intervertebral canals at the L4/L5 and L5/S1 levels. Further research is needed in this area, taking into account additional factors influencing the shape of intervertebral canals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f6b590b8b5e48f5b400b5b820b17e972024-03-27T13:19:08ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-03-01146226310.3390/app14062263The Spatial Characteristics of Intervertebral Foramina within the L4/L5 and L5/S1 Motor Segments of the SpinePiotr Nowak0Mikołaj Dąbrowski1Adam Druszcz2Łukasz Kubaszewski3Adult Spine Orthopaedics Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Poznan, PolandAdult Spine Orthopaedics Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Neurosurgery, Provincial Specialist Hospital in Legnica, 59-220 Legnica, PolandAdult Spine Orthopaedics Department, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Poznan, PolandThe prevalence of lower back pain and radicular pain in the population requires more and more accurate diagnostic methods to more effectively prevent and treat patients with these ailments. In this paper, we focused on one of the causes of lower back pain and radicular pain—lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS). The aim of the study is to assess the morphometry of the intervertebral canals in the lumbar spine at the levels of the L4/L5 and L5/S1 motor segments. The obtained results showed correlations between the circumference and the surface area on individual cross-sections of the intervertebral canals at the L4/L5 and L5/S1 levels and determined the approximate shape of the root canal and its variability. On this basis, we were able to determine the influences of the patient’s age and sex on the morphometric parameters of the intervertebral canals at the L4/L5 and L5/S1 levels. Further research is needed in this area, taking into account additional factors influencing the shape of intervertebral canals.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/6/2263lumbar foraminal stenosisspinal stenosis3D reconstructionsurface arealumbar foraminal measurements |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Nowak Mikołaj Dąbrowski Adam Druszcz Łukasz Kubaszewski The Spatial Characteristics of Intervertebral Foramina within the L4/L5 and L5/S1 Motor Segments of the Spine Applied Sciences lumbar foraminal stenosis spinal stenosis 3D reconstruction surface area lumbar foraminal measurements |
| title | The Spatial Characteristics of Intervertebral Foramina within the L4/L5 and L5/S1 Motor Segments of the Spine |
| title_full | The Spatial Characteristics of Intervertebral Foramina within the L4/L5 and L5/S1 Motor Segments of the Spine |
| title_fullStr | The Spatial Characteristics of Intervertebral Foramina within the L4/L5 and L5/S1 Motor Segments of the Spine |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Spatial Characteristics of Intervertebral Foramina within the L4/L5 and L5/S1 Motor Segments of the Spine |
| title_short | The Spatial Characteristics of Intervertebral Foramina within the L4/L5 and L5/S1 Motor Segments of the Spine |
| title_sort | spatial characteristics of intervertebral foramina within the l4 l5 and l5 s1 motor segments of the spine |
| topic | lumbar foraminal stenosis spinal stenosis 3D reconstruction surface area lumbar foraminal measurements |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/6/2263 |
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