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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2024

Association between vertebral cross-sectional area and lumbar disc displacement - a population-based study.

Laura Ollila, Petteri Oura, Jaro Karppinen, Jaakko Niinimäki, Juho-Antti Junno

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Article in 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, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Laura OllilaMedical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, Oulu, Finland. laura.ollila@student.oulu.fi.
Petteri OuraMedical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
Jaro KarppinenMedical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
Jaakko NiinimäkiMedical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
Juho-Antti JunnoMedical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, 90014, Oulu, Finland.

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purposeVertebral dimensions may constitute a potential risk factor for degenerative changes in the spine. Previous studies have found a positive association between vertebral height and both type 2 Modic changes and intervertebral disc height loss. Also, vertebral endplate size has been associated with disc degeneration. However, only a few studies have investigated the association between vertebral dimensions and lumbar disc displacement (LDD). This study aimed to investigate the association between vertebral cross-sectional area (CSA) and LDD among the general middle-aged Finnish population. We hypothesized that larger vertebral CSA is associated with LDD. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study was conducted by using data from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966). At the age of 46, a subpopulation of NFBC1966 underwent clinical examinations including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (n = 1249). MRI scans were used to measure L4 CSA and evaluate the presence of LDD (bulge, protrusion, and extrusion/sequestration) in the adjacent discs. The association between L4 CSA and LDD was analysed using logistic regression, with adjustment for sex, education, body mass index, leisure-time physical activity, smoking, diet, and L4 height.

resultsLarger L4 CSA was associated with LDD; an increase of 1 cm

conclusionsLarger L4 vertebral CSA was associated with LDD in our study sample. Even though smaller vertebral size exposes our vertebrae to osteoporotic fractures, it simultaneously seems to protect us from LDD.

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Intervertebral Disc DegenerationSpineBody Mass IndexEducational StatusHumansMiddle AgedResearchCohort studyLumbar disc displacementMagnetic resonance imagingMiddle-ageVertebral cross-sectional area

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PMID37452838

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