Author:
Yazici Alikemal,Yerlikaya Tuba,Oniz Adile
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The deficiency of the commonly used 3-grade fat infiltration system is discussed by comparing it with the 4-grade fat infiltration system, newly presented to the literature. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a semi-quantitative simplified 4-grade fat infiltration measurement system, described for the first time in literature, through comparison with the existing simplified 3-grade fat infiltration system in the prediction of lumbar disc herniation.
Methods
The study included 51 patients diagnosed with lumbar disc hernia and 50 healthy individuals as the control group. The patients were evaluated in respect of fat infiltration of the right and left lumbar multifidus and erector spina muscles on axial magnetic resonance imaging slices passing through the centre of the disc at L3-S1 level using the 3 and 4-grade fat infiltration measurement systems.
Results
The 3-grade fat infiltration system was found to be insufficient in the prediction of lumbar disc herniation (p > 0.05) and the 4-grade fat infiltration system was determined to be effective in the prediction of lumbar disc herniation (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
The 4-grade fat infiltration system was seen to be more effective than the 3-grade fat infiltration system in the determination of the level of fat infiltration in the paraspinal muscles and the prediction of lumbar disc herniation. The 4-grade fat infiltration system is a more effective semi-quantitative grading system which can be used instead of the simplified 3-grade system.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Rheumatology
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