The change of volume of the lumbar vertebrae along with aging in asymptomatic population: a preliminary analysis

• Autorzy: Miękisiak G , Łątka D. , Janusz W. , Urbański W. , Załuski R. , Kubaszewski Ł.

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DOI

10.5277/ABB-01147-2018-02

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Previous studies have demonstrated that, the length of the lumbar spine is decreasing with age. Despite considerable research based on sagittal measurements, little is known about the changes in the volume of vertebrae. The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in the volume of either column of the spine with age. Materials and methods: Computed tomography scans of 62 asymptomatic subjects, performed for thoracolumbar trauma evaluation were used to create virtual 3D models. At least 10 patients were assigned to every decade of life from third to eight. We used a novel technique to measure the volume of anterior column (AC) and posterior column (PC) per each segment (a total of 310 segments). Midline sagittal images were used to measure disc height (DH) and vertebral body height (VH). Results: With age, both DH increases, whereas the VH decreases. The overall length of lumbar segment of the spine decreases with age. The volumetric measurements performed on same subjects showed that volume of both AC and PC does not change with age in females. In males, there is a weak but statistically significant correlation between AC volume and age and no change in the volume of PC. The ratio of PC:AC volume does not change with age in women, although it decreases slightly but significantly (in favor of AC) with age in males. Conclusions: The overall length of lumbar spine decreases with age. This process is not a result of mere changes in the volume of either AC or PC.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

lumbar spine alignment; Voxel-based morphometry; aging; asymptomatic population

PL

kręgosłup lędźwiowy; morfometria; starzenie się

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 20, no. 3
• Strony: 25--30
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Miękisiak G

• Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Opole, Poland

autor

Łątka D.

• Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Opole, Poland

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Janusz W.

• Department of Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

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Urbański W.

• Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland

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Załuski R.

• Department of Neurosurgery, Wrocław Medical University, Wrocław, Poland

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Kubaszewski Ł.

• Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, W. Dega University Hospital, Poznań, Poland.

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).