Normative values for the L5 incidence in a subgroup of transitional anomalies extracted from 147 asymptomatic subjects

Dominguez, Dennis; Faundez, Antonio; Demezon, H; Cogniet, A; Le Huec, J C

doi:10.1007/s00586-015-4371-6

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Normative values for the L5 incidence in a subgroup of transitional anomalies extracted from 147 asymptomatic subjects

ContributorsDominguez, Dennis; Faundez, Antonio; Demezon, H; Cogniet, A; Le Huec, J C

Published inEuropean spine journal, vol. 25, no. 11, p. 3602-3607

Publication date2016

Abstract

Pelvic incidence angle is not always measurable due to lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSV). The fifth lumbar vertebra (L5) is rarely abnormal. The purpose of this study was to quantify from full-body standing X-rays, the L5 incidence angle (L5I) in a normal asymptomatic population and to correlate it with standard spino-pelvic parameters taking the sacrum (S1) as a reference.

Keywords

L5 incidence angle
Lordosis restoration
Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae
Pelvic incidence
Surgical planning

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Mécanismes physiopathologiques de l'arthrose (960)

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DOMINGUEZ, Dennis et al. Normative values for the L5 incidence in a subgroup of transitional anomalies extracted from 147 asymptomatic subjects. In: European spine journal, 2016, vol. 25, n° 11, p. 3602–3607. doi: 10.1007/s00586-015-4371-6

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PID : unige:93746
DOI : 10.1007/s00586-015-4371-6
PMID : 26814474

Journal ISSN0940-6719

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Normative values for the L5 incidence in a subgroup of transitional anomalies extracted from 147 asymptomatic subjects

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