ArticleSkeletal radiology2021
Musculature adaption in patients with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae: a matched-pair analysis of 46 patients.
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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
- Asymmetry of muscle changes is most pronounced at the apex of degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of older adults.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Physiotherapy management strategies for chronic pain control in patients with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae and low back pain: a review of the literature.Reumatologia · 2025Review
- Influences of lumbo-sacral transitional vertebrae for anterior lumbar interbody fusion.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae on sagittal balance of lumbo-pelvic complexity assessed by quantitative whole-body CT imaging.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Approach-related anatomical differences in patients with lumbo-sacral transitional vertebrae undergoing lumbar fusion surgery at level L4/5.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Association of spinal anomalies with spondylolysis and spina bifida occulta.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Article
- Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae alter the distribution of lumbar mobility-Preliminary results of a radiographic evaluation.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveEven though lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) are one of the most common congenital anomalies of the spine, their effect on surrounding soft tissues is not well-studied. We therefore aimed at analyzing the association between LSTV and changes in volume, mass, symmetry, and degeneration of lumbar and trunk muscles. MATERIALS AND
methodsAbdomen-pelvis CT scans were analyzed in patients with LSTV and a matched control group. LSTV were classified according to the Castellvi classification. Muscles were segmented from the remaining soft tissue and their cross-sectional area and volume were examined at five defined levels. Threshold segmentation was used to differentiate between muscle fibers and fat tissue. Matched pairs were compared using Wilcoxon rank sum tests. For comparison of categorical data, chi-squared tests were performed and for associations between the degree of fusion and muscle size and degeneration, Spearman's correlation coefficients were calculated. Inter- and intrarater reliabilities were evaluated by computing intraclass correlation coefficients.
resultsForty-six patients with LSTV and 46 controls were included. Muscle volume of the paraspinal and trunk muscles was significantly lower (707.0 cm
conclusionLSTV are associated with a reduction in muscle volume and an increase in muscle degeneration of both lumbar and trunk muscles.
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