MR Imaging of Transitional lumbosacral junction: Co-incidental or causative factor for the disc degeneration and herniation

Dr. Kishan Ashok Bhagwat; Dr.Vinay.M; Dr.Veeresh Purad; Royce Dsa; Dr.Aisha M Manzoor

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

MR Imaging of Transitional lumbosacral junction: Co-incidental or causative factor for the disc degeneration and herniation

Dr. Kishan Ashok Bhagwat, Dr. Vinay. M, Dr. Veeresh Purad, Royce Dsa, Dr. Aisha M Manzoor

Abstract :

Lumbosacral transition vertea (LSTV) is the most common congenital anomaly of the lumbosacral spine and may manifest either as sacralisation or lumbarisation. It is necessary to recognize and to describe about it in the report, so that it could avoid the operations or procedures performed at the wrong level. An association of low back pain with LSTV remains controversial. Some of the authors reported increased disk degeneration to the level above the LSTV. This study aims at determining the prevalence of lumbosacral transition vertea (LSTV) and also to study its significance with respect to clinically significant spinal symptoms, disc degeneration and herniation