Characterization and associated findings of transitional vertebrae of the lumbosacral spine by magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine

Edgar Ricardo Jiménez-De La O; Francisco Fernando Morales-Sanchez; lucia Zatarain-Bayliss; Juan Luis Rochin-Teran; Juan Miguel Zavala-Castillo; Erick Paul Gutiérrez-Grijalva; Mariana Avendaño-Félix; José Miguel Moreno-Ortíz; Abraham Verdugo-Rosas

2023, Number 2

Rev Med UAS 2023; 13 (2)

Characterization and associated findings of transitional vertebrae of the lumbosacral spine by magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine

Jiménez-De La O ER, Morales-Sánchez FF, Zatarain-Bayliss L, Rochín-Terán JL, Zavala-Castillo JM, Gutiérrez-Grijalva EP, Avendaño-Félix M, Moreno-Ortiz JM, Verdugo-Rosas A

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Objective: To determine the frequency and characterization of transitional vertebrae. Method: Document analysis through analyticalsynthetic processing. Results: Currently, the frequency estimate of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae is 30% in the general population, being more relevant in young people who can be asymptomatic and begin at early ages with clinically relevant symptoms, mainly low back pain. Therefore, it is considered to be a relatively common anatomical variant, however, it is overestimated and may have clinical significance in terms of symptoms and surgical treatment if required, which may be the main cause of the patient's clinical picture. Conclusions: currently the method more sensitive and specific imaging is the magnetic resonance because it provides better anatomical aspects and determines if there are alterations beyond the transitional vertebra such as degenerative changes, especially at the transition level, helping to avoid confusion at the time of diagnosis or therapeutic procedure of the spine.

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