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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2022; 57(06): 941-946
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742338
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Facet Tropism/Inclination and Its Association with Intervertebral Disc Herniation in the Lumbar Spine – A Radiological Evaluation[*]

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Sanjay Yadav 
1   Departamento de Ortopedia, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Índia
,
Rajkumar Arya 
1   Departamento de Ortopedia, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Índia
,
Raghul Dakshinamoorthy 
1   Departamento de Ortopedia, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Índia
,
Abhinav Anand Jha 
1   Departamento de Ortopedia, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Índia
,
Shivi Jain 
2   Departamento de Radiodiagnóstico e Imagem, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Índia
,
Ishan Kumar 
2   Departamento de Radiodiagnóstico e Imagem, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Índia
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Abstract

Objective To assess the role of facet tropism (FT) in intervertebral disc prolapse.

Methods A total 98 patients with lower back pain were included in the study. Magnetic resonance imaging scans were performed and analyzed. The angles of the right and left facets were measured on the axial section. Patients without disc prolapse at the L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels act as controls for those with disc prolapse at the same levels. A statistical analysis was also performed.

Results The incidence of FT at the L3-L4 level was of 85.2% in patients with disc herniation (n = 27), and of 56.3% in the control group, which was statistically significant (p = 0.008). Similarly, at the L4-L5 level, incidence of FT among cases and controls was of 71.4% (n = 35) and 52.4% respectively (p = 0.066). At the L5-S1 the incidence was of 66% and 51% among cases and controls respectively (p = 0.13).

Conclusion We found a positive association between FT and disc herniation at the L3-L4 level, but no association at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels.

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degeneração do disco intervertebral - vértebras lombares - espondilolistese - ressonância magnética

* Estudo desenvolvido no Departamento de Ortopedia, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Índia


Authors' Contribution Statement

Sanjay Yadav: conceptualization (lead), writing of the original draft (equal), writing, review, and editing (equal), and supervision (lead);


Rajkumar Arya: data curation (lead), formal analysis (equal), writing, review, and editing (equal);


Raghul Dakshinamoorthy: data curation (equal), writing, review, and editing (equal), and formal analysis (equal);


Abhinav Anand Jha: investigation (equal), writing, review, and editing (equal), and project administration (equal); and


Ishan Kumar: data curation, reviewing and editing.


Financial Support

There authors declare they have received no financial support from public, commercial, or non-profit sources.


* Study developed at the Department of Orthopedics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India.




Publication History

Received: 31 July 2021

Accepted: 14 October 2021

Article published online:
19 April 2022

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