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Magnetic resonance morphometry of the lumbar spinal canal in Zenica - Doboj Canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2022; Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton; Volume: 20; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17392/1575-23

1840-2445

Belma Jaganjac, Amina Džidić-Krivić, Hakija Bečulić, Armin Šljivo, Emir Begagić, Adis Šišić,

Medical Imaging and Analysis

<p><strong>Aim <br /></strong>To investigate morphometric determinants of lumbar canal in patients treated in Cantonal Hospital Zenica, and their variation<br />according to gender.<br /><strong>Methods</strong> <br />Morphometry of lumbar spinal canal was assessed in 52 patients treated at the Department of Neurosurgery of Cantonal<br />Hospital Zenica in the period between September 2022 and November 2022. Data were collected retrospectively: anteroposterior and transverse diameter of lumbar vertebrae and intervertebral discs, as well as anteroposterior diameter of the spinal canal.<br /><strong>Results</strong> <br />Gender appeared to be an important morphometric determinant, since it significantly differed when it comes to lumbar vertebral anteroposterior and transverse diameter, being mostly larger in males.<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong><br />This study increases anatomical knowledge of the vertebras and spinal canal of the lumbar region. Therefore, the measured dimensions of the lumbar vertebrae and spinal canal could be used as a baseline point for evaluation of patients presenting<br />with low back pain and potential spinal canal stenosis. </p>