Radyological Comparison of Lumbar Nerve Root Thickness in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation

Year 2022, Volume: 32 Issue: 3, 335 - 338, 01.08.2022

Kemal Paksoy , Salim Şentürk , Goktug Akyoldas , İsmail Bozkurt , Mesut Emre Yaman Yılmaz Sezgin

https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1034311

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: the aim of this study was to compare radiologically the effect of the disc on Root thicknesses in patients with acute disc herniation.
Methods: It was performed by measuring the same level of Root thickness in lumbar MRI images of patients presenting with acute disc herniation symptoms.
Findings: Lumbar MRI images of 95 patients were compared radiologically. It was statistically determined that the thickness of the nerve root on the side exposed to the compression of acute disc herniation increased compared to the other nerve root thickness at the same level.
Results: This study found statistically significant increase in the diameter of the affected nerve root in acute lumbar disc herniation. Especially in multi-level disc herniations, it may be useful to measure the nerve root thickness in determining the level that causes the actual clinic.

Keywords

Root thickness, lumbar, MRI, disc herniation

Lomber Disk Hernisi Olan Hastalarda Lomber Sinir Kökü Kalınlığının Radyolojik Olarak Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Giriş: Bu çalışmanın amacı akut disk hernili hastalarda diskin kök kalınlıkları üzerinde etkisinin radyolojik olarak karşılaştırılmasıdır.
Yöntem: Akut disk hernisi semptomlarıyla kliniğe baş vuran hastaların çekilen Lomber Mrı görüntülerindeki aynı seviye kök kalınlıklarının ölçülmesi ile yapıldı.
Bulgular: 95 hastanın Lomber mrı görüntüleri radyolojik olarak karşılaştırıldı. Akut disk hernisinin basısına maruz kalan taraf kök kalınlığının aynı seviyedeki diğer kök kalınlığına göre istatistiksel olarak arttığı tespit edildi.
Sonuçlar: Bu çalışma akut lumbar disk herniasyonundaki etkilenen sinir kökünün kök çapında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir artışa sahip olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Özellikle çok seviyeli disk hernilerinde asıl kliniğe sebep olan seviyenin tespitinde kök kalınlığı ölçümü fayda sağlayabilir.

Keywords

Kök kalınlığı, lomber, MRI, disk herniasyonu

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