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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Evolution of the Cross-Sectional Area of the Osseous Lumbar Spinal Canal across Decades: A CT Study with Reference Ranges in a Swiss Population.

Benoit Maeder, Fabio Becce, Sam Kehtari, Arnaud Monier, Etienne Chaboudez, Dominique A Rothenfluh, Constantin Schizas, Steven D Hajdu

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Benoit MaederSpine Center, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1910-6038
Fabio BecceDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8444-8504
Sam KehtariDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Arnaud MonierDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Etienne ChaboudezFaculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Dominique A RothenfluhSpine Center, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Constantin SchizasNeuro-Orthopaedic Spine Unit, Clinic Cecil, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Steven D HajduDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Abstract

Spinal canal dimensions may vary according to ethnicity as reported values differ among studies in European and Chinese populations. Here, we studied the change in the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the osseous lumbar spinal canal measured in subjects from three ethnic groups born 70 years apart and established reference values for our local population. This retrospective study included a total of 1050 subjects born between 1930 and 1999 stratified by birth decade. All subjects underwent lumbar spine computed tomography (CT) as a standardized imaging procedure following trauma. Three independent observers measured the CSA of the osseous lumbar spinal canal at the L2 and L4 pedicle levels. Lumbar spine CSA was smaller at both L2 and L4 in subjects born in later generations (

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anatomycomputed tomographydevelopmental stenosisevolutionary changeslumbar spinespinal canal

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