LUMBAR FACET JOINT ANGLES: A MORPHOMETRIC STUDY

J Turk Spinal Surg 2016;27(4):209-212

1. Surgeon of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul.

2. Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul.

3. Specialist of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul.

4. Assoc. Prof. of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Gaziosmanpaşa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul.

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Received Date: 12.07.2016

Accepted Date: 18.09.2016

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ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Our aim is to make a database of lumbar facet joint angles to understand the mean values and standard deviations so we can predict the values in lumbar facet joint pathologies.

Materials-Methods:

We investigated the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of lumbar spine obtained in adult patients (n=202) who were admitted to our hospital for emergency and outpatient clinics retrospectively. Facet joint angles were measured on axial images of MRI according to Grobler’s method.

Results:

202 patients (102 females, 50.49 %, and 100 males, 49.51 %, respectively) were included in the study. Accordingly, mean age of female was 37,03 ± 11,52 years and male was 37,55±11,53 years, respectively. None of the variables were found to be significantly different between genders (p>0.05).

Conclusion:

We tried to evaluate the mean values of facet joint angles in lumbar vertebras in order to make a database for the comparison studies that investigate the pathologies of facet joints and other spinal diseases.

Keywords:

Facet joint angle, Lumbar vertebras, Magnetic Resonance Imaging.