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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurement of Ligamentum Flavum Thickness and its Relations with Age, Sex and Asymmetry

Noor Jabbar Yasir null, Noor Jabbar Yasir1 null, Mohammed Jaber Al-Mamoori2 null, Adil Hasan Aliakbar Alhindawi3 null, Kassim Amir Hadi Taj-Aldean4 null

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 13(2):p 285-290, April-June 2020. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.13220.7

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Noor Jabbar Yasir, Mohammed Jaber Al-Mamoori, Adil Hasan Aliakbar Alhindawi, et al. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Measurement of Ligamentum Flavum Thickness and its Relations with Age, Sex and Asymmetry. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol.
2020;13(2):285–290.

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Received : September 06, 2019         Accepted : March 02, 2020          Published : April 30, 2020

Abstract

Background: Ligamentum flavum (LF) when thickens can contribute to spinal canal stenosis and nerve roots compression.

Objective: To Assess the relationship of Ligamentum flavum with age, sex and side Patients and Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at MRI unit in AlHilla teaching hospital. Included 60 patients aged 20–80 years with low back pain and/or radiculopathy. Patients with a history of previous lumbar surgery or radiotherapy, congenital anomalies, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, cardiac pacemakers, aneurysms, clips and metallic implants and joint replacements were excluded.

Results: The mean LF thickness at left side was 3.50 ± 0.6 mm in males and 3.72 ± 0.69 mm in females. In right side the values were not much different where the mean LF thickness in males and females was 3.30 ± 0.64 and 3.52 ± 0.66, respectively. Female had thicker LF than male but the difference did not reach the statistical significance. It had been found that the mean LF thickness in both sides increased with advancing age, (p < 0.05). According to the level, it had been significantly found that in both sides the LF was thicker at the L4–L5 level than other two levels, and no statistically significant differences had been found between both sides when compared at each level

Conclusion: Advanced age and female gender were found to be independently raise the risk of LF thickness, The study suggest that LF measurement should be interpreted in conjunction with patients’ variables specially age and gender.

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Noor Jabbar Yasir, Mohammed Jaber Al-Mamoori, Adil Hasan Aliakbar Alhindawi, et al. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Measurement of Ligamentum Flavum Thickness and its Relations with Age, Sex and Asymmetry. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol.
2020;13(2):285–290.

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September 06, 2019 March 02, 2020 April 30, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.13220.7

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Ligamentum flavum (LF)Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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