Increased Lumbar Lordosis and Smaller Vertebral Cross-Sectional Area Are Associated With Spondylolysis

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 43; no. 12; p. 833
• Main Authors: Wren, Tishya A L, Ponrartana, Skorn, Aggabao, Patricia C, Poorghasamians, Ervin, Skaggs, David L, Gilsanz, Vicente
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.06.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Female; Humans; Lordosis - complications; Lordosis - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Retrospective Studies; Spondylolysis - complications; Spondylolysis - diagnostic imaging

A cross-sectional comparison of vertebral morphology and lumbar lordosis (LL) in adolescents with and without spondylolysis. To test the hypothesis that in addition to LL, vertebral cross-sectional area (CSA) is also associated with spondylolysis. Recent data indicate that the CSA of the vertebral b...