Lumbar Disc Space Height in Young Disc Herniation and Degeneration Patients

As low back pain (LBP) imposes a heavy socioeconomic burden, early detection of pathologic intervertebral disc change in young adults holds high clinical relevance as a common structural cause of LBP. The investigators therefore assessed the feasibility of using X-ray disc space height measurements as a predictive evaluation method of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and degeneration in LBP patients in their early 20s.

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Key information

Conditions

Intervertebral Disc Displacement Back Pain Bone Diseases Hernia Hypersensitivity Immune System Diseases Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Low Back Pain Musculoskeletal Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Spinal Diseases

Age range

20 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Age 20-25 years
L-spine X-ray and L-spine MRIs taken within a week of the other test
Native Korean ethnicity

Exclusion criteria

Scoliosis with a Cobb's angle of ≥20°
Significant vertebral deformity of any etiology (e.g. spondylolisthesis, fracture, spondylitis, neoplasm)
Previous spinal surgery

Treatment and study plan

x-ray, MRI

Radiation

Primary outcomes

The distance between the 2 midpoints of the inferior and superior borders of the vertebral bodies surrounding the L4/5 intervertebral disc space divided by the AP diameter of the inferior border of the L4 vertebral body

Time frame: Baseline

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

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Registry information

Official study title

Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Space Height in Disc Herniation and Degeneration Patients in Their Early 20s

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Jan 30, 2015
Registry last updated: Nov 7, 2018

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