Usefulness of the Inferior Articular Process's Cross-Sectional Area as a Morphological Parameter for Predicting Central Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

Sooho Lee, Taeha Lim, Young-Seob Lim, Young Uk Kim

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sooho LeeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.

Taeha LimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul 01830, Korea.

Young-Seob LimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul 01830, Korea.

Young Uk KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, College of Medicine, International ST. Mary's Hospital, Incheon 22711, Korea.

Eulji Medical Center · KRAsan Medical Center · KRCatholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital · KR

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Abstract

Hypertrophy of facet joints is associated with a high risk of central lumbar spinal stenosis (CLSS). However, no research has reported the effect of inferior articular process hypertrophy in CLSS. We hypothesize that the inferior articular process's cross-sectional area (IAPCSA) is larger in patients with CLSS compared to those without CLSS. Data on IAPCSA were obtained from 116 patients with CLSS. A total of 102 control subjects underwent lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (LS-MRI) as part of a routine medical examination. Axial T1-weighted images were obtained from the two groups. Using an imaging analysis system, we investigated the cross-sectional area of the inferior articular process. The average IAPCSA was 70.97 ± 13.02 mm

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cross-sectional areainferior articular processspinal stenosis

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PMID31941110

DOI10.3390/jcm9010214

PMCPMC7019757

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