Journal of Spine

Mehmet Bulut

Publications

• Research Article
  Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae in Low Back Pain Population
  Author(s): Bekir Yavuz Uçar, Demet Erdogan Uçar, Mehmet Bulut, Ibrahim Azboy and Abdullah DemirtasBekir Yavuz Uçar, Demet Erdogan Uçar, Mehmet Bulut, Ibrahim Azboy and Abdullah Demirtas
  
  Background: The relationship between lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and low back pain is not clear. This controversy has been quite intriguing and has been the stimulus for carrying out this present study. The aim of this study was to determine, by plain radiography, if there is a relationship between lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and low back pain. Material and methods: Five hundred lumbosacral radiographs of low back pain patients were examined. Dysplastic transverse process was classified according to the Castellvi radiographic classification system. The incidence of lumbosacral transitional vertebra in patients with low back pain was reported, and the patients who had anomaly were compared according to gender and age. Results: Of these patients, 118 were classified as positive for transitional.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000125

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