Natural history of the people having radiographic LSS and its predictive factor

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25860448
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Epidemiology and preventive medicine
• Research Institution: Wakayama Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Ishimoto Yuyu 和歌山県立医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (20508030)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 腰部脊柱管狭窄症 / 腰椎すべり / 腰痛

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to determine the association of lumbar spondylolisthesis with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and low back pain in a population-based cohort. The overall prevalence of spondylolisthesis at any level was 15.8%, that in men was 13.0%, and that in women was 17.1%, with no significant difference across the sexes. Although the presence of symptomatic LSS was influenced by the presence of spondylolisthesis, it was not influenced by the presence of back pain. The amount of slippage was not associated with the presence of symptomatic LSS. In addition, lumbar spondylolisthesis correlated more with leg symptoms than with low back pain.

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