Ultrasonic measurement of lumbar canal diameter: a screening tool for low back disorders?

Abstract:

:Preventive screening measures for low back pain are limited. Despite considerable evidence that anatomic narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal is a risk factor for specific back problems, difficulty in measuring the canal without unacceptable radiation exposure, cost, or discomfort has limited the assessment of its clinical significance. Using ultrasound to measure the lumbar canal is relatively easy to do, and provides accurate values. In this paper we review the reports on this use of ultrasound, including our own experience in a case control study, and discuss the potential use of ultrasonic measurement as a screening tool to identify narrow lumbar canals.

journal_name

South Med J

journal_title

Southern medical journal

authors

Chovil AC,Anderson DJ,Adcock DF

doi

10.1097/00007611-198908000-00012

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1989-08-01 00:00:00

pages

977-80

issue

8

eissn

0038-4348

issn

1541-8243

journal_volume

82

pub_type

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