Lumbar disc space height in relation to neural foraminal dimensions and patient characteristics: A morphometric analysis from L1-S1 using computed tomography
This study describes 38,500 CT-based L1-S1 DSH and NFD in young patients without spinal pathology. DSH follows an increasing trend moving caudally from L1-S1, while NFD demonstrate a unimodal distribution clustered at L3-L4. NFD are not moderately or strongly associated with DSH. DSH is influenced by sex and ethnicity but is not moderately or strongly influenced by patient height, weight, and BMI.
Authors
- Wayne Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-1645)
- David Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0696-2638)
- Mei Carter
- Omar Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7782-5762)
- Daniel D. Im (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8372-5258)
- Andrew Cabrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9521-9181)
- Nathaniel Wycliffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6128-1916)
- Olumide Danisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0173-7525)
- Jacob Razzouk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5832-5594)
- Davis Carter
- Alexander Bouterse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5068-6635)
- Derran Bedward
- Ethan Vyhmeister
- A C Fay
- Lauren Seo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4687-135X)
- Owen Faehner
Institutions
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center (US)
- Twin Cities Spine Center (US)
- Duke University Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain and Spine
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bas.2024.104162
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42