Are Transitional Vertebra and Spina Bifida Occulta Related with Lumbar Disc Herniation and Clinical Parameters in Young Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain?

Emine Eda Kurt, Ayşegül Küçükali Türkyılmaz, Yeliz Dadalı, Hatice Rana Erdem, Figen Tuncay

Eurasian Journal of Medicine · 2017 · 16 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

A relationship was detected between the frequency of LDH and LSTV in young patients with chronic lower back pain between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Also, the presence of LSTV was found to increase the risk of lower back pain and disability.

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