Evaluation of Sacrum Measurements in Healthy Individuals and Patients with L5-S1 Spondylolisthesis

Esin Erbek; Nadire Unver Dogan; Mehmet Oztürk; Neriman Akdam; Zeliha Fazliogullari; Ahmet Kagan Karabulut

doi:10.58600/eurjther1934

Authors

Esin Erbek Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0883-8532
Nadire Unver Dogan Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5696-5547
Mehmet Oztürk Deparment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5585-1476
Neriman Akdam Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0204-6657
Zeliha Fazliogullari Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5103-090X
Ahmet Kagan Karabulut Depertment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9635-8829

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58600/eurjther1934

Keywords:

Morphology, multidetector computed tomography, L5-S1 spondylolisthesis, sacrum, spinopelvic

Abstract

Objective: In recent studies, the relationship between sacrum morphology and orientation and spondylolisthesis has gained importance. The present study aimed to compare the morphometry of the sacrum between patients with L5-S1 spondylolisthesis and healthy subjects on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) images.

Methods: In this study, abdominopelvic MDCT images of 191 individuals (age range 20-92 years; 101 males and 90 females; 56 patients diagnosed with L5-S1 spondylolisthesis and 135 healthy individuals) were retrospectively evaluated. In this study, the sacrum parameters (Intercornual distance (ICD), sacral hiatus length (LHS), anteroposterior diameter of hiatus at the apex of sacral hiatus(APCWHSA), sacral height (SH), sacral table angle (STA), sacral table index (STI), S1 superior angle (S1A), sacral slope(SS)) evaluated morphometric and morphological in healthy individuals and patients with L5-S1 spondylolisthesis. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was used to test the normality, which is one of the parametric test assumptions, of the data.

Results: Age parameter was found statistically significant higher in the patient group (p<0.001). STA, S1A, SH, LHS and APCWHSA measurements were found to be significantly higher in the healthy group. (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=.008, p=.005, and p=.002, respectively). STI and ICD were found to be significantly higher in women in the healthy group (p=.031, p=.010), while SH parameter was found statistically significant higher in men in the healthy group (p=.007). SS was found statistically significant lower in the healthy group (p<0.001). S1A, L5-S1 spondylolisthesis was found statistically significant higher than Grade 1, Grade 2 according to the degree of slippage (p=.045).

Conclusion: The results of this study showed that sacral morphology is important in the development or at least progression of spondylolisthesis.

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Author Biography

Neriman Akdam, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

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