The Thickness of the Ligamentum Flavum in Relation to Age and Gender

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dc.authoridBarut, Cagatay/0000-0001-6999-5980
dc.contributor.authorSafak, Alp Alper
dc.contributor.authorIs, Merih
dc.contributor.authorSevinc, Ozdemir
dc.contributor.authorBarut, Cagatay
dc.contributor.authorEryoruk, Nesrin
dc.contributor.authorErdogmus, Besir
dc.contributor.authorDosoglu, Murat
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:59:54Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:59:54Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractHypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum (LF) can reduce the diameter of the spinal canal posteriorly. Such stenosis may significantly compress the dural sac and nerve roots, resulting in symptoms, even without a bulging anulus fibrosus or herniated nucleus pulposus. We conducted an anatomical study to determine the influence of age and gender on the thickness of the LF at the lower lumbar levels using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The thickness of 1,280 ligaments was determined at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels from MRIs. We screened 320 patients (152 males [47.5%] and 168 females [52.5%]) between 21 and 82 years of age. There were no significant differences in LF thickness with respect to gender (P > 0.05). Age was not correlated with the thicknesses of the LF. The left LF at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels was significantly thicker than on the right side (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the LF thicknesses at L5-S1 bilaterally were significantly greater than on the corresponding sides at L4-L5 (P < 0.05). The LF is an important anatomical structure, which might cause low back or leg pain. Therefore, the thickness of the LF should be measured and evaluated carefully in the case of spinal stenosis. Clin. Anat. 23:79-83, 2010. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ca.20883
dc.identifier.endpage83
dc.identifier.issn0897-3806
dc.identifier.issn1098-2353
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid19941359
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-72249100142
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage79
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ca.20883
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/26872
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000273192300011
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Anatomy
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectligamentum flavum
dc.subjectlumbar spine surgery
dc.subjectmagnetic resonance imaging
dc.subjectspinal stenosis
dc.titleThe Thickness of the Ligamentum Flavum in Relation to Age and Gender
dc.typeArticle

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