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The interspinous ligament of the lumbar spine. Magnetic resonance images and their clinical significance.

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STUDY DESIGN:A preliminary study of magnetic resonance features of the interspinous ligament in degenerative lumbar spine. OBJECTIVES:To classify the magnetic resonance imaging features of the interspinous ligaments in relation to the patient's age, disc degeneration, and radiographic instability. Magnetic resonance imaging also was correlated with the histologic findings of the interspinous ligaments. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:As reported, rupture of the interspinous ligament frequently is found in the degenerative lumbar spine. However, little information is available in the literature on imaging assessment of the interspinous ligament in degenerative lumbar disorders. METHODS:In this study, 24 interspinous ligaments at L1-L2 or L2-L3 from 15 patients with nondegenerated discs were selected to represent normal magnetic resonance features of the interspinous ligament, and 38 patients with the mean age of 49 years underwent functional radiography and magnetic resonance imaging. The magnetic resonance features of the interspinous ligament were classified into five categories according to their signal intensities: Type 1A (low intensity on T1- and T2-weighted images without hypertrophy of the spinal process); Type 1B (same signal pattern as in Type 1A with hypertrophy of spinal process); Type 2 (low intensity on T1- and high intensity on T2-weighted images); Type 3 (high intensity on T1-weighted images); and Type 4 (others). Seven patients with variable patterns of the interspinous ligament were selected to undergo histologic examinations. RESULTS:Of the interspinous ligaments considered normal, 80% were classified as Type 1A. There were 14 Type 1A, 30 Type 1B, 19 Type 2, 16 Type 3, and 20 Type 4 ligaments. The mean age and disc degeneration grade of the patients with the Type 1B ligaments was significantly higher. Instability was found to be associated with Type 2 interspinous ligaments (7 of 19), whereas instability rarely was noted in Types 1A (1 of 14) and 1B (1 of 30) ligaments. The histologic examination revealed that chondrometaplasia and necrotization of fiber bundle predominated in Type 1B, proliferation of cells and vascular invasion in Type 2, fatty degeneration in Type 3 ligaments. CONCLUSIONS:The magnetic resonance imaging characteristics may be helpful in assessing normal or pathologic changes in the interspinous ligaments.

journal_name

Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

journal_title

Spine

authors

Fujiwara A,Tamai K,An HS,Shimizu K,Yoshida H,Saotome K

doi

10.1097/00007632-200002010-00017

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pub_date

2000-02-01 00:00:00

pages

358-63

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eissn

0362-2436

issn

1528-1159

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The interspinous ligament of the lumbar spine. Magnetic resonance images and their clinical significance.