ArticleAsian spine journal2017
Prevalence of Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra in Individuals with Low Back Pain: Evaluation Using Plain Radiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
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- Radiologic Insights: Diagnosing Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae. Systematic Review of the Literature.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and Clinical Impact of Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study from Central India.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Computed tomography-based assessment of sacroiliac joint variations: associations with sacral types, sex, and side.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2026Article
- Frequency of lumbosacral transitional vertebra and its relationship with disease related parameters of patients with axial spondyloarthritis.Journal of rheumatic diseases · 2025Article
- A Whole Spine MRI Based Study of the Prevalence, Associated Disc Degeneration and Anatomical Correlations of Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- New Ultrasound-Guided Approach to Access to the Posterolateral Part of Intervertebral Lumbar Discs: A Cadaveric Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra among Patients Visiting the Department of Orthopaedics in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2023Article
- Axial Spondyloarthritis: Mimics and Pitfalls of Imaging Assessment.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Evaluation of spinal-paraspinal parameters to determine segmentation of the vertebrae.Polish journal of radiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
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designDescriptive cross-sectional study. PURPOSE: To determine the frequency of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) in patients with low back pain (LBP) and the role of iliolumbar ligament (ILL) origin from L5 in LSTV cases. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: Transitional vertebrae are developmental variants of the spine. LSTV is a common congenital abnormality, and failure to recognize this anomaly may result in serious consequences during surgery.
methodsAll patients aged 11-90 years of either gender with LBP for any duration, who presented for X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbosacral spine, were included. X-rays of the lumbosacral spine in anteroposterior and lateral views were acquired. In addition, T1- and T2-weighted sagittal and axial MRI was performed. Images were evaluated on a workstation.
resultsOf 504 patients, transitional vertebrae were observed in 75 patients (15%). Among them, 39 (52%) patients had Castellvi type III and 36 (48%) patients had Castellvi type II. However, on MRI, 42 (56%) patients had O'Driscoll type II, 18 (24%) patients had O'Driscoll type IV, and 15 patients (20%) had O'Driscoll type III. ILL origin from L5 was significantly higher (n=429, 100%) among patients with a normal lumbosacral junction than among patients with a transitional lumbosacral junction (n=22, 29.3%) (p<0.001).
conclusionsLSTV occurs at a high frequency in patients with LBP. Furthermore, in the presence of LSTV, the ILL is not a reliable marker for the identification of L5.
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