J Korean Radiol Soc.  1986 Oct;22(5):873-878. 10.3348/jkrs.1986.22.5.873.

Value of the lumbar lordotic angle taken angle from CT scanogram as an index of back pain

• Jeon HS
• Kim GH
• Kim DY

• KMID: 2462293
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1986.22.5.873

Abstract

Normal" spinal posture is generally accepted as moderate lordosis of the cervical and the lumbar sections ofspine and moderate kyphosis of the thoracic and sacrococcygeal sections. Among these normal range of the lumbarlordosis is less well defined. CT is very useful method to identified the bony structure and adjacent soft tissueof the spine, so it is very available method to detect accrate lumbar lordotic angle by using lateral Scanogram.Analysis and comparison of lumbar lordotic angles, crossing angle are drawn each parallel line to the superior endplate of body of 1st. lumbar vertebra and to the inferior end plate of the 5th. Lumbar vertebra, in 174 cases withbackache and 50 cases normal groups at Kangnam General Hospital Public Corporation, from Aug. 1985 to Jul 1986.Male and female were almostly same affected in backache group (1.1:1). And most lumbar lordotic angles were 10 degrees to 40degrees between all backache age group. On backache group, over all mean lumbar lordotic angleswere 24.7±8.9degrees but no significant difference at mean value of the each disease, such as HIVD, DegenerationSpondylosis or No Remarkable Finding group. On control group, over all mean ones were 29.2±8.0degrees. So,significant difference of lumbar lordotic angle between backache and control group, and most difference is at 5th.decade group(p<0.01).

MeSH Terms

Animals
Back Pain*
Female
Hospitals, General
Humans
Kyphosis
Lordosis
Methods
Posture
Reference Values
Spine