Lumbar Disc Space Height in Young Disc Herniation and Degeneration Patients

Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine389 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

389

Conditions

Intervertebral Disc Displacement Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Low Back Pain

Interventions

x-ray, MRIRADIATION

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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

Time frame: Baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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